offset
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈɔfˌsɛt/
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consecuencia
- Offset agreements are designed to produce income for the purchaser in order to lighten the financial burden.
Examples
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The committee approved the new policy as an offset to the environmental impacts of industrial growth.
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Because it may just turn out that their love bomb game is simply an offset to what you had in your prior relationship.
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Combine that with a tax increase, and you could have prices rising above the offset amount for the increased minimum wage.
Blog text (26) -
But there's no overall offset here that makes the factors there not look familiar.
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Ethanol from sugar cane in Brazil and other tropical countries has the potential to provide a significant offset to declining oil resources.
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In addition, offset agreements may have little or nothing to do with the product to be purchased and can vary greatly by industry, ranging from agriculture to textiles.
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Ethanol from sugar cane in Brazil provides a significant offset to declining oil resources.
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Investments in renewable energy can serve as an offset for the carbon emissions produced by traditional power sources.
Synonyms
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5.1
A new group or idea that develops from an earlier one
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8.2
A result that follows from an earlier action or event
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6.1
A result that comes from something earlier, like a new idea
A smaller thing that starts from a larger project or plan
A later result that appears unexpectedly after an event
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.9
A printing method that transfers ink from a metal plate to a rubber sheet and then to paper
- Formal
The bank's legal power to take money from a customer's account to pay an unpaid loan
- Specialized
A way of printing where ink moves from a plate to a rubber sheet, then to paper for many copies
- Specialized
A machine that makes many copies by moving ink from a plate to rubber then to paper
- Specialized
A way of printing that uses plates made from photographs to copy pictures and text
- Specialized
A printing method that uses a metal plate and a rubber sheet to print images on paper
How Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Offset comes from the idea of set + off, meaning 'to put out' or 'what comes from' something. So an offset can mean a natural result or 'offshoot' that appears as a consequence of a change or development.