| 单词 | offset |
| 释义 | offset offset /; AmE ; / verb, noun
■ verb [+ obj] (offsetting, offset, offset)
to use one cost or payment in order to reduce or cancel the effect of another: The sale had been offset against costs. The job cuts will be partly offset by 2 000 new posts. Ford announced a $117m profit in Europe, offsetting a $430m loss in its N American operations.
■ noun [C]
1 (Accounting ) a cost or payment that is used to reduce or cancel the effect of another: corporation tax offsets
2 (Law ) the right that enables sb to reduce a debt that they owe to sb else because the other person also owes them money |
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