SET-OFF

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

That which is set off against another thing; an offset. I do not contemplate such a heroine as a set-off to the many sins imputed to me as committed against woman. D. Jerrold.

2.
n.

That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.

3.
n.

A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.

4.
n.

Same as Offset, n., 4.

5.
n.

See Offset, 7.


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