offset · verb
Sens et exemples
Compenser un effet en produisant un effet de sens contraire.
Lower maintenance costs may offset the higher price of the more durable equipment over several years.
The additional ticket sales offset some of the unexpected expense of hiring a larger venue.
A shorter commute offsets the inconvenience of having less storage space in the new flat.
The company is offsetting reduced demand at home with increased sales to customers in other regions.
Formes
- offset base form; past tense; past participle
- offsets third-person singular present
- offsetting present participle