Meaning of set-off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. That which is set off against another thing; an offset.
2. That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.
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3. A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.
4. The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.
5. An offset.

Examples

“D. Jerrold I do not contemplate such a heroine as a set-off to the many sins imputed to me as committed against woman.”

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