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Meaning of offset

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  offset
      n 1: 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" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first},
           {outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time},
           {showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {end}, {ending}, {middle}]
      2: a compensating equivalent [syn: {counterbalance}, {offset}]
      3: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new
         plants from buds at its tips [syn: {stolon}, {runner},
         {offset}]
      4: a natural consequence of development [syn: {outgrowth},
         {branch}, {offshoot}, {offset}]
      5: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed
         cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn:
         {offset}, {offset printing}]
      6: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn:
         {set-back}, {setoff}, {offset}]
      v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and
           withdrawals" [syn: {offset}, {countervail}]
      2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
         strength" [syn: {cancel}, {offset}, {set off}]
      3: cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another
         surface
      4: create an offset in; "offset a wall"
      5: produce by offset printing; "offset the conference
         proceedings"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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