- present participle of offset.
offsetting
Example Sentences
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“These factors are more than offsetting record input cost inflation, and driving the strongest year of revenue and earnings growth—by far—since Dell returned to the public markets in 2018.”
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
But it’s nowhere close to offsetting the lost physical supply if the underlying disruption persists, he added.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Capital markets and wealth were the biggest drivers in 2Q as equities trading and assets under management growth remained robust, offsetting a touch of top-line weakness in Canadian personal and commercial banking, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Meanwhile, Thailand’s energy commission has restarted two coal units at one of its power plants as a way of offsetting higher gas costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Me and TaShon lean back, offsetting the tree’s drop into the water.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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