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offset

[awf-set, of-, awf-set, of-] / ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-, ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf- /


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It called for $130 million for the program each year for 10 years, and said any revenue shortfall would be offset with other state funds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The software transition is going well with double-digit revenue growth in cloud applications, offset by slow-but-steady losses from its legacy applications.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Trade appears to have remained resilient despite headwinds from the war in the Middle East, which seem to have been partly offset by rising demand for electronic components related to investment in AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Healey added that if a defence contract is "sent overseas", the industry will be required to create jobs in the UK, in what he called a "British offset".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

These latter were things that solitary gill-netters could appreciate and offset their distrust of a word shaper who sat behind a typewriter all day.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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