offset against a claim

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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

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• offset — A deduction; a counterclaim; a contrary claim or demand by which a given claim may be lessened or canceled. A claim that serves to counterbalance or to compensate for another claim. Steinmeyer v. Warner Consolidated Corp., 42 Cal.App.3d 515, 116… …   Black's law dictionary

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• coun|ter|claim — «noun. KOWN tuhr KLAYM; verb. KOWN tuhr KLAYM», noun, verb. –n. an opposing claim; claim made by a person to offset a claim made against him. –v.t. to ask for as a counterclaim. –v.i. to ask for or make a counterclaim …   Useful english dictionary

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

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• setoff — I noun counter, counterbalance, counterdebt, counterdemand, counterpoise, counterweight, debt owed, equivalent claim, money due, offset, offsetting claim, recoupment associated concepts: counterclaim, cross claim II index indemnity …   Law dictionary

• Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …   Universalium