2. Noun. The act of offsetting ¹
3. Noun. An amount offset ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Offsetting
1. offset [v] - See also: offset
Lexicographical Neighbors of Offsetting
Literary usage of Offsetting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years, 1999-2008 edited by Sherry Snyder (1998)
"A decision to collect more (or less) money in the form of offsetting receipts
... Thus, offsetting receipts resemble mandatory spending and revenues, ..."
2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"THURSTON M. PHETTEPLACE, PROVIDENCE, RI Member of the Society A great deal has
been said recently about the offsetting of cylinders in single-acting engines ..."
3. Auditing Theory and Practice by Robert Hiester Montgomery (1912)
"(e) Offsetting Errors: These occur fairly often, and while they could be ...
An offsetting error is one which is counterbalanced by another error or errors. ..."
4. The Growth of Federal User Charges by Pearl W. Richardson (1994)
"Offsetting receipts, including proprietary receipts from the public, ...
User charges classified as offsetting collections, which may be either ..."
5. Mathematical Instruments: Their Construction, Adjustment, Testing, and Use by John Fry Heather (1891)
"The offsetting staff may be made of hickory, ash, or red pine. ... A surveyor
might also keep by him one particular offsetting staff, marked conspicuously ..."
6. Mathematical Instruments: Their Construction, Adjustment, Testing, and Use by John Fry Heather (1884)
"The offsetting staff may be made of hickory, ash, or red pine. ... A surveyor
might also keep by him one particular offsetting staff, marked conspicuously ..."
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