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Offsetting

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compensatory(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
counteractiveThat counteracts
countervailing(formal) Compensating with equal force.
compensativenounthat compensates for something; compensatory

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WordDefinition
countervailing(formal) Compensating with equal force.
counteractiveThat counteracts
compensativenounthat compensates for something; compensatory
compensatory(of a payment) Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
set-offnoun(law) A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.
balancingnounAn action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
counterbalancingnounThe act by which something is counterbalanced.
balancernounOne who, or that which, balances.
countervailverbTo counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.
redressiveTending to redress.
clearingnounThe act or process of making or becoming clear.
equalisationnounAlternative spelling of equalization. [The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.]
redressnounTo set right (a wrong); to repair, (an injury or damage); to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
equivalentnounSimilar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
compensatornounAny device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance.
compensationnounThe act or principle of compensating.
compensateverbTo pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
paybacknounA return on investment.
setoffnounAlternative spelling of set-off. [That which is set off against another thing; an offset.]
counterpartynoun(finance, insurance, law) The other party to a financial transaction.

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