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offset
Verb
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If mathx/math offsets mathy/math, the loss (because) of mathy/math is balanced by mathx/math.
The school will provide limited scholarships to offset the cost of tuition.
Increases in efficiency partially offset the increased costs.
The few problems are more than offset by the relatively large number of successes.
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If you offset mathx/math against mathy/math, you compare of contrast them.
All this solid colour is offset by the tiny yellow green flowers.
offset
Noun
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An offset is something that balances (the loss of) something else.
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(technical) A particular way of printing where the ink moves from surface A to B and then from B to the final C.
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The image produced by this kind of printing.
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An offset is the distance that something moves away from where it is supposed to be or where it was.
spread
Verb
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If you spread something, you make it cover a larger area.
I spread butter on my bread.
They are spreading their religion to new countries.
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If something spreads, the area it covers gets larger.
The spilled water spread over the table.
The disease spread through the whole city.
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If you spread two or more things, you move them away from each other.
She spread her arms as wide as she could.
My brothers and sisters spread to different places, all over the country, after we grew up.
spread
Noun
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A spread is a piece of cloth you put over furniture. For one, a "bed spread".
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A spread is a large amount of something spread in front of you. This is most often food of many types.
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A spread is a large plot of land used for farming or ranching.