offset
Example Sentences
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“The soft tone to October should be offset by a solid November, although the latter will be flattered a bit,” Robert Kavcic, senior economist at Bank of Montreal Capital Markets, said.
Net sales at constant currency were about flat, as lower prices offset volume growth, the company said.
Data suggests that even though AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring many people, it is not offsetting the decline in hiring elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times
You have rental income that more or less offsets the cost of your housing.
From MarketWatch
In essence, the central bank has cooled demand in the rest of the economy to offset the increase related to the war.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
