Definitions

setoff

[set-awf, -of] / ˈsɛtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

NOUN

compensation

Synonyms

STRONG

advantage allowance amends atonement benefit bonus bread consideration counterclaim coverage damages defrayal deserts earnings fee gain honorarium indemnification indemnity meet offset pay payment payoff premium profit quittance reciprocity reckoning recompense redress reimbursement remittal remittance remuneration reparation repayment reprisal requital restitution reward salary salt satisfaction scale settlement shake stipend take wage

WEAK

recoupment take-home

Antonyms

STRONG

debt disadvantage dissatisfaction hindrance hurt loss penalty

Example Sentences

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But there’s no similar time limit for going after Virginia consumers’ tax refunds through the setoff program.

From Washington Post

Also, 19-year-olds don’t choose an agent based upon which one best understands the Arenas rule or setoff provisions.

From New York Times

She closed her eyes and slept, and presently they woke her and setoff.

From Literature

North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test setoff off a manmade earthquake near the test site.

From Salon

In the “setoff debt” program, Revenue siphons money from income tax refunds the debtor would otherwise get.

From Washington Times