Meaning & use
Offsetting
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The action of counterbalancing one effect, cost, or emission with an equivalent opposite one, especially funding environmental projects to compensate for carbon emissions.
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The airline lets passengers pay extra for carbon offsetting to reduce their flight's environmental impact.
The company used currency offsetting to protect its profits from exchange-rate swings.
A note on using this word
The term is especially common in environmental contexts, where "carbon offsetting" has become a widely debated corporate sustainability strategy.
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2. verb
Canceling out or neutralizing an effect by an opposing one.
Rising ingredient costs were offsetting the restaurant's higher sales.
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