Offset
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent. A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales. A time at which something begins; outset. A printing method, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface. The difference between a target memory address and a base address. The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To compensate for something.
Countervail
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To have the same value as.To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.To compensate for.