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Definitions for Setoff

[1] something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss.
[2] Accounting . a counterbalancing debt or claim, especially one that cancels an amount a debtor owes.
[3] Also called offset. Architecture . a reduction in the thickness of a wall. a flat or sloping projection on a wall, buttress, or the like, below a thinner part.
[4] something used to enhance the effect of another thing by contrasting it, as an ornament.
[5] Printing . offset(def 7) .

Words related to Setoff

indemnification, reprisal, satisfaction, redress, shake, settlement, restitution, wage, scale, profit, pay, amends, honorarium, reciprocity, atonement, payoff, take, reparation, indemnity, premium

Words nearby Setoff

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Origin of Setoff

First recorded in 1615–25; noun use of verb phrase set off

Synonyms for Setoff

advantage, allowance, amends, atonement, benefit, bonus, bread, consideration, counterclaim, coverage, damages, defrayal, deserts, earnings, fee, gain, honorarium, indemnification, indemnity, meet, offset, pay, payment, payoff, premium, profit, quittance, reciprocity, reckoning, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remittal, remittance, remuneration, reparation, repayment, reprisal, requital, restitution, reward, salary, salt, satisfaction, scale, settlement, shake, stipend, take, wage, recoupment, take-home