set-off🔊

(dated) Something used to improve the appearance; a decoration, an ornament.

The act of setting off on a journey; a departure, a start.

(law) A counterclaim; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.

{{i|generally}} Anything set off against another thing; a compensation, a counterbalancing circumstance.

(finance) The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.

(printing) An offset.