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set-off

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1. set-off - Noun

2. set-off - Verb

3. set-off - Phrase

Meaning

That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.

A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.

Same as Offset, n., 4.

See Offset, 7.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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trigger a reaction Source: Internet

actuate the circuits Source: Internet

We exploded the nuclear bomb Source: Internet

This dress accentuates your nice figure! Source: Internet

I set off these words by brackets Source: Internet

His skills offset his opponent's superior strength Source: Internet

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