Setoff
noun
1.
something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss.
2.
Accounting. a counterbalancing debt or claim, especially one that cancels an amount a debtor owes.
3.
Also called offset. Architecture.
a reduction in the thickness of a wall.
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.
Printing. offset (def 7).
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