offset
1 Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
Example
“Today's victory was an offset to yesterday's defeat.”
Other meanings
2 A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
3 A time at which something begins; outset.
Synonyms
- beginning
- get-go
- start
- starting time
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “offset” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.