noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AO0 F S EH1 T IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AO1 F S EH2 T IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The use of one thing to offset another; the practice of compensating for or counterbalancing one thing or amount by another contrary thing or amount
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of offsetting or displacing; displacement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The amount by which something is offset or displaced; an offset or displacement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of offset
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
By surface analysis, offset + -ing.
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1 source translations are retained for this English entry.