- offset
- off•setn., adj. [[t]ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-[/t]] v. [[t]ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf-[/t]] n. adj. v. -set, -set•ting1) something that compensates for something else2) the start, beginning, or outset3) bot a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated4) an offshoot or branch5) pria) a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printedb) pri the impression itself6) gel Geol.(in faults) the magnitude of displacement between two previously aligned bodies7) archit. a flat or sloping projecting ledge on a wall, buttress, or the like, produced by a reduction in thickness above; setoff8) sura) a short distance measured perpendicularly from a main survey lineb) Also called off′set line`. a line a short distance from and parallel to a main survey line9) of, noting, or pertaining to an offset10) pri pertaining to, printed by, or suitable for printing by offset11) placed away from a center line; off-center12) placed at an angle to something13) to compensate for14) to juxtapose with something else, as for comparison15) Print.a) pri to make an offset ofb) pri to print by the process of offset lithography16) archit. to build (a wall) with an offset17) to project as an offset or branch18) pri Print. to make an offset•Etymology: 1545–55
From formal English to slang. 2014.