offset
//ˈɒf.set//
Noun
Something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else.
The increase in sales was an offset to the higher production costs.
The amount or distance by which something is out of line or displaced from a reference point.
The printer has a 5mm offset from the center of the page.
A method of printing in which ink is transferred from a plate to a rubber surface and then to paper.
This magazine was printed using offset.
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Verb
To counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for something.
The company planted trees to offset its carbon emissions.
To place out of line or at an angle to something else.
The architect offset the windows to create a more dynamic facade.
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Adjective
Placed or positioned out of line or at an angle; not aligned.
The offset windows give the building a unique appearance.