offsets

The word “offsets” has 2 syllables: off-sets

It's pronounced as /ˈɔf.sɛts/

What is synonym and antonym for offsets?

In the thesaurus, “offsets” has 70 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for offsets along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for offsets

abeyances
annuls
arrestments
arrests
balances
ballasts
breaks
cancelers
cancellers
ceases
cessations
checks
closedowns
closes
closures
conclusions
correctives
corrects
counter-forces
counteractions
counteracts
counterbalances
counterforces
counterpoises
counters
counterweights
cutoffs
discontinuances
discontinuations
endings
ends
equipoises
expirations
finishes
halts
interruptions
invalidates
lapses
layoffs
letups
mop-ups
moratoria
moratoriums
negates
negatives
neuters
neutralizers
neutralizes
nullifies
outbalances
outweighs
overrides
overrules
pauses
phaseouts
redeems
redresses
relieves
remedies
shutdowns
shutoffs
standstills
stays
stoppages
stops
surceases
suspensions
terminations
trade-offs
weights

Antonyms for offsets

continuances
continuations
extensions
persistences
prolongations

Meanings of offsets

noun
1. Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
2. A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
3. (c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
4. The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
5. The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
6. (signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.
7. The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
8. A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
9. An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
10. A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.
11. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
12. A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.
13. A terrace on a hillside.
verb
1. To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
2. To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

Example Sentences

The company invests in renewable energy offsets to reduce its environmental impact.
His quick thinking offsets his lack of experience in the field.
The discount offsets the high shipping costs.
The athlete's speed offsets his smaller size on the field.
Government subsidies often help businesses by providing financial offsets.

On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to offsets, such as: abeyances, annuls, arrestments, arrests, balances, ballasts, breaks.

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