Meaning & use
offset
To counteract or balance one effect with another, often an opposing one.
See it in a sentence
The company plants trees to offset the carbon emissions from its factories.
A pay raise helped offset the rising cost of rent in the city.
A note on using this word
Offset also works as a noun, as in a carbon offset, referring to the compensating action itself.
Words with a similar meaning
counterbalancecompensate for
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