setoff

setoff
/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 reduction in the thickness of a wall.
b. a flat or sloping projection on a wall, buttress, or the like, below a thinner part.
4. something used to enhance the effect of another thing by contrasting it, as an ornament.
5. Print. offset (def. 7).
[1615-25; n. use of v. phrase set off]

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