set-off

Meaning

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.
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.

Synonyms

ledge

teat

bump

counterclaim

decoration

departure

flange

flaring

jut

lid

lip

lug

ornament

projection

reeding

rim

salient

shoulder

start

flanch

shaft collar

Flg flange

adornment

water interception

blanking

blinding

Translations

Aufrechnung

compensation

contraste

compensación

bulaşmak

Etymology

Deverbal from set off.