Overview of noun offset

The noun offset has 6 senses

• beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")


• counterbalance, offset -- (a compensating equivalent)


• stolon, runner, offset -- (a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips)


• outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset -- (a natural consequence of development)


• offset, offset printing -- (a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper)


• set-back, setoff, offset -- (structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly)

Overview of verb offset

The verb offset has 5 senses

• offset, countervail -- (compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals")


• cancel, offset, set off -- (make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength")


• offset -- (cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface)


• offset -- (create an offset in; "offset a wall")


• offset -- (produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings")