"set-off" meaning in English

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Noun

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
    Sense id: en-set-off-en-noun-2XBt1y5m Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English deverbals: 11 44 18 19 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 48 18 17 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 37 17 26 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 38 17 19 15
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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)
Disambiguation of 'extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors': 11 28 28 15 17

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