What is offset?

More definitions of "offset":

• (verb): Make up for.
  Example: "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
  Synonyms: cancel, set off

• (verb): Produce by offset printing.
  Example: "Offset the conference proceedings"

• (noun): A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips.
  Synonyms: stolon, runner

• (verb): Cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface.

• (noun): A compensating equivalent.
  Synonyms: counterbalance

• (verb): Create an offset in.
  Example: "Offset a wall"

• (noun): A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper.
  Synonyms: offset printing

• (verb): Compensate for or counterbalance.
  Example: "Offset deposits and withdrawals"
  Synonyms: countervail

• (noun): Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly.
  Synonyms: set-back, setoff

• (noun): The time at which something is supposed to begin.
  Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime