抵消, 补偿
a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one
示例:• The extra cost was an offset by the increased sales.额外的成本被增加的销售额抵消了。• The benefits of the new policy provide a significant offset to its initial drawbacks.新政策的好处对其最初的缺点提供了显著的抵消。同义词:counterbalancecompensationset-offbalanceequalizer