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off·setAWBrE/ˈɒfset/NAmE/ˈɔːfset/, /ˈɑːfset/adjective[only before noun]usedtodescribeamethodofprintinginwhichinkisputontoametalplate, thenontoarubbersurfaceandonlythenontothepaper胶印的➡ see alsocarbon offset