balance offset

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• offset — off·set 1 / ȯf ˌset/ n: a claim or amount that reduces or balances another claim or amount: set off the creditor s own debt was an offset; also: the reduction or balance achieved by such a claim off·set 2 /ˌȯf set/ vt: to balance, reduce, or… …   Law dictionary

• balance — I (amount in excess) noun carry over, excess, extra, leftover, margin, oddments, overflow, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, oversupply, plus, reliquus, remainder, remaining portion, remains, remnant, residual, residual portion, residue, residuum,… …   Law dictionary

• offset — [ôf′set΄; ] for v., usually [ ôf set′] n. 1. something that is set off, or has sprung or developed, from something else; offshoot; extension; branch; spur 2. anything that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensation 3.… …   English World dictionary

• balance — n 1 Balance, equilibrium, equipoise, poise, tension are comparable when denoting the stability or efficiency resulting from the equalization or exact adjustment of opposing forces. Balance suggests a steadiness that results when all parts are… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• balance — or Balance [bal′əns] n. [ME & OFr, prob. via ML < VL * bilancia < LL bilanx, having two scales < L bis, twice + lanx, a dish, scale < IE * elek , extended stem of base * el , to bend > ELBOW] 1. an instrument for weighing, esp. one …   English World dictionary

• Offset — Off*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offsetting}.] 1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another. [1913 Webster] 2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Offset — Off*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offsetting}.] 1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another. [1913 Webster] 2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• balance — [n1] equilibrium antithesis, correspondence, counterbalance, equity, equivalence, evenness, even steven*, hang, harmony, parity, proportion, stasis, symmetry, tension; con cepts 664,667 Ant. disproportion, imbalance, instability balance [n2]… …   New thesaurus

• offset — countervail, balance, Compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise Analogous words: Neutralize, negative, counteract: *nullify, negate: redeem, reclaim, save, *rescue …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• offset — [v] counterbalance, compensate account, allow for, atone for, balance, be equivalent, cancel out, charge, counteract, counterpoise, counterpose, countervail, equal, equalize, equipoise, make amends, make up for, negate, neutralize, outweigh,… …   New thesaurus

• Offset printing — Web fed offset lithographic press at speed …   Wikipedia