set-off
/ˈsetɒf/noun
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- an item or amount that is or may be set off against another in the settlement of accounts（账目清算）抵消; 账目轧平。
1.1
- Law a counterbalancing debt pleaded by the defendant in an action to recover money due【律】债务抵消。
1.2
- dated a counterbalancing or compensating circumstance or condition〈旧〉抵消（或补偿）情况（或条件）：
as a set-off against such discussions there had come an improvement in their pecuniary position.
他们的财务状况有了改进, 这就抵消掉了此类讨论。
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- a step or shoulder at which the thickness of part of a building or machine is reduced（建筑物或机器厚度缩小形成的）踏脚; 踏肩。
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- mass noun Printing the unwanted transference of ink from one printed sheet or page to another before it has set【印刷】蹭脏。