setoff

Definition of Setoff in English :

1. offset, set-back, setoff

structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Setoff

noun

1.

a thing that makes up for or sets off something else; counterbalance; compensation

2.

a.

a counterbalancing debt claimed by a debtor against a creditor

b.

a claim for this

3.

offset (sense 4) offset (sense 8)

n.

1. Something, such as a decoration, that sets off something else by contrast.

2. Something that offsets or compensates for something else; a counterbalance.

3. A counterclaim that reduces or discharges the amount owed to a claimant.

4. Architecture See setback.

5. Printing See offset.