offset
verbUK /ˌɒfˈset/
US /ˌɔːfˈset/
To balance or make up for something.
She planted trees to offset the pollution from her car.
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2. A way of printing where ink is transferred from a plate to a rubber roller and then onto paper.
The brochure was produced using offset printing.
3. A measurement or distance by which one thing is out of line with another.
The offset between the two walls was about two inches.
4. A short side shoot that grows from a plant's stem and can grow into a new plant.
The spider plant produced a small offset that we potted.