Offsetting

Quick meaning: Offsetting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of offset.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of offset.

More Meanings

1. The act or process of offsetting or displacing; displacement.
2. The amount by which something is offset or displaced; an offset or displacement.
3. The use of one thing to offset another; the practice of compensating for or counterbalancing one thing or amount by another contrary thing or amount

Example Sentences

Misalignment of shafts is an offsetting of their axes.

Such offsettings tend to reduce the variations of the aggregate.

Standards that consider an offsetting of assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses are limited.

Ultimately, the need for education on climate change and carbon offsetting could be a determining factor in the success of the carbon offsetting market.

Word Forms

• offsettings

Synonyms for offsetting

Depending on context, synonyms include compensatory, counteractive, countervailing, compensative.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include countervailing, counteractive, compensative, compensatory, set-off, balancing.

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