offset
noun | \ ˈȯf-ˌset \ | off·set
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: a claim or amount that reduces or balances another claim or amount : set-off the creditor's own debt was an offset; also : the reduction or balance achieved by such a claim : the reduction or balance achieved by such a claim
offset
transitive verb | \ ˌȯf-ˈset \ | off·set
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: to balance, reduce, or calculate by reference to another amount offset the debt against a credit