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set-off
noun 5
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1ADJ.
against, constant, many
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noun
1
Something used to improve the appearance; a decoration, an ornament.
2
The act of setting off on a journey; a departure, a start.
3
A counterclaim; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.
4
Anything set off against another thing; a compensation, a counterbalancing circumstance.
D. Jerrold I do not contemplate such a heroine as a set-off to the many sins imputed to me as committed against woman.
[A]ll of them, of whatever age, require opportunities for rest and reading and indoor amusements, as a set-off against the constant strain on mind and body of looking after lunatics.
5
The situation where a bank or similar organisation repays itself money owed by an accountholder out of his or her account.
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D. Jerrold I do not contemplate such a heroine as a set-off to the many sins imputed to me as committed against woman.
Wiktionary02
[A]ll of them, of whatever age, require opportunities for rest and reading and indoor amusements, as a set-off against the constant strain on mind and body of looking after lunatics.
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