Verb (used with object) : The gains offset the losses. ,to offset advantages against disadvantages.    From Dictionary.com. 

There are certain offsetting factors to the weaknesses which I have described.    From Wordnik.com.  [Challenge of the West Indies] Reference

Carbon offsetting is a bit odd as well, in about 70 years the trees will die and release the carbon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Look How Clever We Are !] Reference

I know that carbon offsetting is not a solution or a free pass to pollute, but I had to do something about my unavoidable emissions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leilani Münter: My Race to Save the Planet] Reference

It suggested factoring in offsetting trades, central clearing to reduce counterparty risk and the amount and quality of collateral posted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Minimum Thresholds for Swaps Urged] Reference

However I think Mark misunderstands the concept of offsetting, which is what the cards are about.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: November 5, 2006 - November 11, 2006 Archives] Reference

Abbas said that he wanted two percent that Israel could retain with what's called offsetting territorial swaps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Democracy Now!] Reference

As a reminder, we discussed on the last call the offsetting impacts that we felt the economy may be having on our business.    From Wordnik.com.  [Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference

The officials called offsetting personal fouls on more than one occasion - the last coming with 1 minute to go in the 3rd Quarter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gate 21] Reference

Al and his colleagues have a lot of "offsetting" to do.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles Alexander: Message in a Bottle: My Day and Night at Live Earth] Reference

"It's still probably reflecting the kind of offsetting implications of a slowing economy.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold Slips as Haven Bids Ebb] Reference

We really can't afford to view them as "offsetting" each other as if we had the luxury of choosing one or the other.    From Wordnik.com.  [Carl Pope: How Good Is China's Offer for Copenhagen?] Reference

It is also likely to work best in conjunction with other methods, such as offsetting, which need further development too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ron Dembo: The Ins and Outs of Carbon Trading] Reference

But the U.S. can collect debts to federal agencies by "offsetting," or withholding Social Security and disability payments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors] Reference

What kind of offsetting revenues are you going to -- what else -- what are you going to propose to offset those lost revenues?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference

Fly without paying anything to an "offsetting" scheme.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Scientist - Earth] Reference

So, you know, as usual we've got kind of offsetting things.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

As for "offsetting" CO2 produced by flying, you have four options.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Scientist - Earth] Reference

No care need be taken to prevent "offsetting" of the colour while printing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wood-Block Printing A Description of the Craft of Woodcutting and Colour Printing Based on the Japanese Practice] Reference

The rich and famous are now claiming to live a "carbon neutral" life by "offsetting" their lavish lifestyles.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Word to the Wise - A Townhall.com user blog] Reference

The company also claimed that it is further "offsetting" its average headcount by using specialist contractors.    From Wordnik.com.  [ZDNet Australia] Reference

Or are there other cost reductions that are kind of offsetting those adds and allowing you to maintain margins?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quest Diagnostics CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha] Reference

Let's call offsetting penalties.    From Wordnik.com.  [But does it contribute to global warming?] Reference

By offsetting your travel you drive investment in clean energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Greening of CES] Reference

Then I enjoy the fruits of what I like to call "reverse offsetting.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Do Good By Doing Bad] Reference

Do subsidies stabilize farm incomes, offsetting periods of low prices?.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Sad Primer In Hypocrisy] Reference

Some discounts may now be increasing, offsetting those that are declining.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Inflation Really Dead?] Reference

Partly offsetting these buyers is -- heaven help us -- a second set of indexers, who are selling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hey, Thanks, S&Amp;P 500] Reference

Mugabe's government is also denying opposition supporters food aid aimed at offsetting a regionwide drought.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fighting For Survival] Reference

COBRA (Currency Options Bring Reward Alternatives), for instance, involved offsetting foreign currency trades.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tax Avoidance] Reference

But higher demand from developing countries and oil producers is offsetting the lower demand of wealthy countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Learning From the Oil Shock] Reference

Travel companies should be offsetting their own carbon, not guilting you into paying yet another surcharge for it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End of Green Travel] Reference

Others believe in offsetting the skis relative to the body to increase the effective "wing area" and increase lift.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Do They Defy Gravity?] Reference

Far from offsetting the U.S. slowdown, Europe and Japan -- almost a third of the global economy -- are aggravating it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The (New) Sick Man Of Europe] Reference

That in fact means any call for a tax hike on "fairness" should be "paid for" with at least an offsetting tax cut somewhere else.    From Wordnik.com.  [Warren Mosler: Response to David Stockman's 'Four Defamations of the Apocalypse'] Reference

It said it preserved its profit margins by offsetting the weakness of sterling and higher import costs with money-saving measures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Halfords blames sales slowdown on bad weather and wary consumers] Reference

You could hold onto appreciated stock while eliminating risk by setting up an offsetting short position ( "shorting against the box").    From Wordnik.com.  [Six Ways To Avoid Capital Gains Tax] Reference