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Word entry · 6 letters

offset

Best crossword clue

"Compensate for"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒf.sɛt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted effostStarts with OEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
1O2F3F4S5E6T

Definitions

  1. produce by offset printing

Word origin

From off- + set, used to construct the noun form of the verb to set off. Compare Middle English ofsetten (“to encumber, harass, beset, besiege”), from Old English ofsettan (“to press, oppress, overwhelm, crush”).

Used in a sentence

  • Today's victory was an offset to yesterday's defeat.
  • Later, Timberlake would tell Playboy that he noticed Ryan's talent from the offset, saying, 'I thought he had charisma that was just beaming, which has turned out to serve him really well as an actor.'
  • offset lithographs

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Compensate for6 letters
02Balance out6 letters

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