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1 compensate
['kɒmpenseɪt] 1.1) (financially) risarcire, indennizzareto compensate sb. for — risarcire o indennizzare qcn. di
2) (offset) compensare [imbalance, change]2.to compensate for — compensare [loss, difficulty]
* * *['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) compensare2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) compensare•- compensation* * *['kɒmpenseɪt] 1.1) (financially) risarcire, indennizzareto compensate sb. for — risarcire o indennizzare qcn. di
2) (offset) compensare [imbalance, change]2.to compensate for — compensare [loss, difficulty]
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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
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
Offset — Off set , n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of {Houseleek} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Offset staff — Offset Off set , n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offset — ► NOUN 1) a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one. 2) the amount by which something is out of line. 3) a side shoot from a plant serving for propagation. 4) a method of printing in which ink is… … English terms dictionary
offset — (n.) 1550s, act of setting off (on a journey, etc.), from OFF (Cf. off) + SET (Cf. set) (adj.). Meaning something set off against something else, a counterbalance is from 1769; the verb in this sense is from 1792. As a type of printing, in which… … Etymology dictionary
Offset — Elimination of a long or short position by making an opposite transaction. Related: liquidation. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. offset off‧set 1 [ˈɒfset, ˌɒfˈset ǁ ˈɒːfset, ˌɒːfˈset] verb offset PTandPP offsett … Financial and business terms
offset — Taking a second futures or options position opposite to the initial or opening position. Selling (or purchasing) futures contracts of the same delivery month purchased (or sold) during an earlier transaction or making (or taking) delivery of the… … Financial and business terms
offset — n., adj. /awf set , of /; v. /awf set , of /, n., adj., v., offset, offsetting. n. 1. something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent. 2. the start, beginning, or outset. 3. a short lateral… … Universalium
offset — I UK [ˈɒfˌset] / US [ˌɔfˈset] / US [ˈɔfˌset] verb [transitive] Word forms offset : present tense I/you/we/they offset he/she/it offsets present participle offsetting past tense offset past participle offset * [often passive] to balance the effect … English dictionary
offset — I. noun Date: circa 1555 1. a. archaic outset, start b. cessation 2. a. (1) a short prostrate lateral shoot arising from the base of a plant (2) a small bulb arising from the base of another bulb … New Collegiate Dictionary