1. Compensate for or counterbalance
   "offset deposits and withdrawals";
   - countervail
    
2. Make up for
   "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength";
   - cancel, set off
    
3. Cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
   "The newspaper ink offset onto my hands"
    
4. Create an offset in
   "offset a wall"
    
5. Produce by offset printing
   "offset the conference proceedings"

1. A compensating equivalent
   "The company's losses in one division were offset by gains in another";
   - counterbalance
    
2. A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
   "Strawberry plants spread by producing offsets";
   - stolon, runner
    
3. A natural consequence of development
   "The new social media platform was an offset of the original website";
   - outgrowth, branch, offshoot
    
4. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
   "Offset printing is known for its consistent high image quality";
   - offset printing
    
5. Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
   "The architect designed the building with an offset on the tenth floor to create a rooftop garden";
   - setback, setoff

Derived forms: offset, offsets, offsetting

Type of: balance, compensation, consequence, construction, create, effect, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, event, impress, issue, make, outcome, plant organ, print, printing, printing process, result, structure, transfer, upshot

Encyclopedia: Offset