Definitions for setoff

setoff set·off

Spelling: [set-awf, -of]
IPA: /ˈsɛtˌɔf, -ˌɒf/

Setoff is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 59 anagrams from letters in setoff (effost).

Definitions for setoff

noun

  1. something that counterbalances or makes up for something else, as compensation for a loss.
  2. Accounting. a counterbalancing debt or claim, especially one that cancels an amount a debtor owes.
  3. Also called offset. Architecture. a reduction in the thickness of a wall. a flat or sloping projection on a wall, buttress, or the like, below a thinner part.
  4. something used to enhance the effect of another thing by contrasting it, as an ornament.
  5. Printing. offset (def 7).

Origin of setoff

First recorded in 1615-25; noun use of verb phrase set off

Word Value for setoff
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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