"set-off" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: set-offs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from set off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|set off}} Deverbal from set off Head templates: {{en-noun}} set-off (plural set-offs)
  1. That which is set off against another thing; an offset. Related terms: standoff, step-off
    Sense id: en-set-off-en-noun-vI1QEwth
  2. (dated) That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament. Tags: dated Translations (extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors): уравняване (uravnjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), compensació [feminine] (Catalan), compensatie [feminine] (Dutch), schuldvergelijking [feminine] (Dutch), kuittaus (Finnish), compensation [feminine] (French), Aufrechnung [feminine] (German), συμψηφισμός (sympsifismós) [masculine] (Greek), compensazione [feminine] (Italian), compensação [feminine] (Portuguese), ура́внивание (urávnivanije) [neuter] (Russian), compensación [feminine] (Spanish), bigaypala (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-set-off-en-noun-2XBt1y5m Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 9 49 16 19 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 49 18 18 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 47 16 16 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 51 15 19 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 56 16 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 38 30 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 40 25 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 41 19 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 39 24 17 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 41 21 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 43 20 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 31 15 12 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 45 19 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 40 25 16 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 45 19 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 40 14 13 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 10 40 25 15 10 Disambiguation of 'extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors': 10 34 27 13 16
  3. (law) A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-set-off-en-noun-S7Kgu~J0 Topics: law
  4. (finance) The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-set-off-en-noun-ilN4MGvC Topics: business, finance
  5. (printing) An offset. Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-set-off-en-noun-AqGfft0R Topics: media, printing, publishing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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