offset

  1. Noun.  (anchor, 1) Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
  2. Noun.  (anchor, 2) (context, international trade) A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
  3. Noun.  (anchor, 3) (obsolete, c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
  4. Noun.  (anchor, 4) A printing method, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
  5. Noun.  (anchor, 5) (programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
  6. Noun.  (anchor, 6) The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
  7. Verb.  To compensate for something.

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