ออฟเซต(óf-sét)

Meanings

1NounB2

offset printing

a printing process in which an inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface; often called งานพิมพ์ออฟเซต

2NounB2

offset (distance/amount)

a distance or amount by which something is displaced or out of alignment; also a balancing amount used to counter another quantity (engineering/graphics/finance)

3VerbB2

[to] offset; counterbalance (loan verb)

to reduce or balance the effect of something by applying an opposing amount or effect; used chiefly in technical or business contexts

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentออฟเซตóf-sétออฟเซตóf-sét1offset printing2offset (distance/amount)3offset (computing index)4carbon offset; compensatory credit5[to] offset; counterbalance (loan verb)ผลขาดทุนpŏn kàat tunผลขาดทุนpŏn kàat tunfinancial loss; deficitจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)การลงทุนgaan long tunการลงทุนgaan long tun1investing; the act of investment2investment (amount put in)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หุ้นhûnหุ้นhûn1share; stock (finance)2equity stake; ownership portion3[to] partner; co-invest; hold shares together4classifier: shares/units of stockตัวหนึ่งdtuua nèungตัวหนึ่งdtuua nèung1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toกำไรgam raiกำไรgam rai1benefit; advantage (fig.)2windfall; unexpected gain3profit; financial gainจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ตัวหนึ่งdtuua nèungตัวหนึ่งdtuua nèung1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
The company was able to offset the loss from one stock investment with the profit from another.
4NounC1

offset (computing index)

the numerical displacement from a base address or position in computing or data structures

Examples

This function receives an offset value to point to a data position in the file.
5NounC1

carbon offset; compensatory credit

a credit or action used to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., คาร์บอนออฟเซต)

Examples