setoff

[set-awf, -of] / ˈsɛtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

NOUN

compensation

Synonyms

STRONG

advantage allowance amends atonement benefit bonus bread consideration counterclaim coverage damages defrayal deserts earnings fee gain honorarium indemnification indemnity meet offset pay payment payoff premium profit quittance reciprocity reckoning recompense redress reimbursement remittal remittance remuneration reparation repayment reprisal requital restitution reward salary salt satisfaction scale settlement shake stipend take wage

WEAK

recoupment take-home

Antonyms

STRONG

debt disadvantage dissatisfaction hindrance hurt loss penalty

Example Sentences

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Peck didn’t allow the setoff, saying required “mutuality” was lacking.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 18, 2011

Peck said that bankruptcy law requires mutuality, meaning that setoff only exists between the same two companies.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 6, 2011

A setoff to recover debt owing to an affiliate isn’t allowed by the language of the statute, Peck said.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 6, 2011

Because there was no right of setoff in the first place, there was nothing for the safe harbor to protect.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 6, 2011

Three weeks later I received a letter announcing that I had a two-year setoff until seeing them again.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos