ALL meanings of setoff
set·off
S s - noun setoff something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss. 1
- noun setoff Accounting. a counterbalancing debt or claim, especially one that cancels an amount a debtor owes. 1
- noun setoff 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. 1
- noun setoff something used to enhance the effect of another thing by contrasting it, as an ornament. 1
- noun setoff Printing. offset (def 7). 1
- noun setoff a thing that makes up for or sets off something else; counterbalance; compensation 0
- noun setoff a counterbalancing debt claimed by a debtor against a creditor 0
- noun setoff a claim for this 0
- noun setoff offset (sense 4) offset (sense 8) 0