Definitions for setoffs

setoffs set·off

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

Setoffs is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in setoffs (effosst).

Definitions for setoffs

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 setoffs

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

Word Value for setoffs
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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