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11setoff — noun structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly • Syn: ↑set back, ↑offset • Derivationally related forms: ↑offset (for: ↑offset) • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑ …
12offset — Synonyms and related words: absorb the shock, albertype, analog process, annul, antacid, antidote, antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antonym, atone for, balance, ballast, be at cross purposes, be opposed to, behavior pattern, book… …
13setoff — /set awf , of /, n. 1. something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss. 2. Accounting. a counterbalancing debt or claim, esp. one that cancels an amount a debtor owes. 3. Also called offset. Archit. a. a… …
14offset — A balancing or compensating factor. A printing process. See setoff; without offset …
15setoff — noun Date: 1621 1. something that is set off against another thing: a. decoration, ornament b. compensation, counterbalance 2. the reduction or discharge of a debt or claim by setting against it a distinct claim in favor of the debtor or party… …
16setoff — (1) In general, the legal right to reduce the amount owed by one party to another party by the sum that the second party also owes to the first party. (2) The confiscation of a deposits held by a borrower to offset some or all of the amounts owed …
17setoff — Synonyms and related words: abatement, agio, allowance, antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antonym, balance, ballast, bank discount, breakage, cash discount, chain discount, charge off, concession, consideration, contra, converse, counter …
18offset — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. neutralize, balance, counteract, cancel [out], counterbalance, counterpoise. See compensation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. balance, counterbalance, compensate, equalize, set off, requite, recompense,… …
19setoff — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something to make up for loss or damage: amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, offset, quittance, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, satisfaction …
20setoff — set•off [[t]ˈsɛtˌɔf, ˌɒf[/t]] n. 1) something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss 2) bus a counterbalancing claim that cancels an amount a debtor owes 3) archit. offset 7) …
