offsetting

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, offset +‎ -ing. === Verb === offsetting present participle and gerund of offset === Noun === offsetting (countable and uncountable, plural offsettings) 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 The act or process of offsetting or displacing; displacement. The amount by which something is offset or displaced; an offset or displacement. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === setting off