Set-off

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Set-off can refer to the following:

  • Set-off (law), the reduction of a claim by deducting the amount of a valid countervailing claim
  • Set-off (architecture), the horizontal line shown on a floorplan indicating a reduced wall thickness, and consequently the part of the thicker portion appears projecting before the thinner
  • Set-off (printing), ink passing from one printed sheet to another because the ink has not had the chance to dry, which causes the sheets of paper to stick together