Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of providing with a bend or offset.
  • noun The stain which is sometimes caused upon the back of a sheet by the colored or printed matter on the sheet which is placed against it.
  • Setting off; tending away.
  • Counterbalancing; equivalent.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Compensating for.

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  • verb Present participle of offset.
  • noun The act of offsetting
  • noun An amount offset

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Examples

  • It suggested factoring in offsetting trades, central clearing to reduce counterparty risk and the amount and quality of collateral posted.

    Minimum Thresholds for Swaps Urged Katy Burne 2010

  • I know that carbon offsetting is not a solution or a free pass to pollute, but I had to do something about my unavoidable emissions.

    Leilani Münter: My Race to Save the Planet Leilani Münter 2010

  • Any remaining unused losses can be carried forward to the following year, again offsetting unlimited capital gains and up to $3,000 of ordinary income.

    Tax-Saving Trades Jonathan Burton 2010

  • "While carbon offsetting is not the ultimate solution to the global climate crisis, it is a critical way that we can work towards both of these goals — one Web site at a time."

    Carbon offsetting for the Internet 2008

  • Carbon offsetting is a bit odd as well, in about 70 years the trees will die and release the carbon.

    Look How Clever We Are ! Newmania 2008

  • One key problem with carbon offsetting is it's unquantifiable and therefore of questionable value.

    Look How Clever We Are ! Newmania 2008

  • Also, offsetting is absolutely not bullshit, IF it is done correctly.

    Waldo Jaquith - Carbon tax works out to $43/ton. 2007

  • It is simply put when I say it is grossly unfair of the West to expect black South Africans to succeed in offsetting the vast inputs from the Soviet Union without Western aid.

    Goals Beyond the Destruction of Apartheid 1986

  • There are certain offsetting factors to the weaknesses which I have described.

    Challenge of the West Indies 1958

  • Speaking of driving, I don’t drive a gas guzzler and am saving up for a Hyrbid, even if it doesn’t offset gas costs (more interested in offsetting my carbon footprint).

    Think Progress » The four stages of global warming denial 2006

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  • A "shadow" of a print that transfers to a facing page in a book.

    February 20, 2007