offset
noun
something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
will offset
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future tenseof offset.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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If current trends persist, the analysts assume fare hikes will offset the higher fuel bills if costs stay elevated for the rest of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Keeping to the gold theme, the World Gold Council offered its assessment of demand for the metal this year, saying strong investment demand and steady central bank interest will offset weak jewellery.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
“Looking ahead, we think higher goods prices and sideways non-shelter services will offset modest cooling in shelter, leaving core CPI inflation at about 3% year-over-year in 2026,” he wrote.
From Barron's ● Dec. 15, 2025
An executive with MillerKnoll said on an earnings call that the company raised prices and that it believes this will offset the impact of tariffs in the second half of the fiscal year.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
The discovery of any condition which will offset the small annual yields is, therefore, of the highest importance to the advancement of dry-farming.
From Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by John Andreas Widtsoe
