Sentence example with the word 'offset'

offset

absorb the shock, bring to nothing, contrast with, counterweight, give-and-take, lithophotogravure, offshoot, photozincography, remedy, square up, xeroprinting

Definition n. the time at which something is supposed to begin

Last update: July 24, 2015


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They put up prices to offset the increased cost of material.   [verb]

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We had to lay off some staff to offset the increase in fuel costs.   [verb]

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The loss in revenues caused by a reduction in price for some of our merchandise should be more than offset by the increase in profits generated by the expected greater volume of sales.   [Please select]

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Management is predicting that this costly upgrade in our equipment will be offset by an increase in productivity, and should result in a net profit within the first year.   [Please select]

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The U.S. government has promised a large aid package to offset the cost of repairing the damage caused by the war.   [Please select]

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The salary increase we received was offset by the rise in the cost of living, with the result that overall, our standard of living has actually gone down.   [Please select]

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As an offset, he laughed at everything.   [Please select]

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The high death rate could only be offset by a birth rate correspondingly high, and by the constant influx of country people.   [Please select]

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What she lost of territory, wealth, and influence in Europe was more than offset by what she gained in America.   [Please select]

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] PHILIP'S FAILURES But the successes of Philip were more than offset by his failures.'   [Please select]

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And now, just to offset this, I can tell you something.   [Please select]

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But the kindness of those they met easily offset such petty irritations as stubborn horses and slow coaches.   [Please select]

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