setoff

[set-awf, -of]

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noun

something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss.
Accounting. a counterbalancing debt or claim, especially one that cancels an amount a debtor owes.
Also called offset. Architecture.
1. a reduction in the thickness of a wall.
2. a flat or sloping projection on a wall, buttress, or the like, below a thinner part.

something used to enhance the effect of another thing by contrasting it, as an ornament.
Printing. offset(def 7).

Origin of setoff

First recorded in 1615–25; noun use of verb phrase set off

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Related Words for setoff

indemnification, reprisal, satisfaction, redress, shake, settlement, restitution, wage, scale, profit, pay, amends, honorarium, reciprocity, atonement, payoff, take, reparation, indemnity, premium