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Offset
offset n
: a claim or amount that reduces or balances another claim or amount
: set-off [the creditor’s own debt was an ]
;also
: the reduction or balance achieved by such a claim
[ȯf-set] vt : to balance, reduce, or calculate by reference to another amount [ the debt against a credit]
Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.