offset
Example Sentences
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Investors wrapped up an unusual week in the stock market, with surprisingly strong job gains for January and an easing annual rate of consumer-price inflation offset by jitters about artificial intelligence’s capacity to destroy industries.
From MarketWatch
The bank beat analysts’ expectations as strong net interest income performance was partially offset by weaker income from other sources, analysts note.
In essence, the central bank has cooled demand in the rest of the economy to offset the increase in demand related to the war.
And when stocks were hit by volatility, the dollar often gained because of its role of a safe haven, offsetting losses.
But the firm expects the decline to be offset by higher product prices, especially as it pushes to expand sales of its premium offerings.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
