Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.

(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction. / (transitive) To place out of line. / (transitive) To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

plural of offset

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of offset

present participle of offset

The act of offsetting / An amount offset

plural of offsetting

simple past tense and past participle of offset

Alternative form of offsettable

A reduction in carbon dioxide emission by a third party purchased by a heavy carbon dioxide producer as part of carbon emissions trading.