offset
- Noun. (anchor, 1) Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- 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.
- Noun. (anchor, 3) (obsolete, c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
- 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.
- Noun. (anchor, 5) (programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
- Noun. (anchor, 6) The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
- Verb. To compensate for something.
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