(international trade) 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.
(surveying) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
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.
(botany) A short prostrateshoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.
(architecture) 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.
“Another means is the encouragement of outdoor sports. This serves as an offset to the attractions of less desirable amusements.”
“The unmasking of a primary psychiatric disorder can be distinguished from disinhibition by the onset of symptoms, the offset of symptoms, the severity of symptoms, and the intensity and quality of the symptoms.”
