

offsets
/ΛΙfΛsΙts/ /ΙfΛsΙts/

noun
A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.




noun
The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.


noun
(signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.





noun
An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.



noun
A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.



