Set+off

  • 31set-off — noun 1》 an item or amount set off against another.     ↘Law a counterbalancing debt pleaded by the defendant in an action to recover money due.     ↘dated a counterbalancing or compensating circumstance or condition. 2》 a step or shoulder at… …

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  • 32ˌset ˈoff — phrasal verb to start a journey We set off early the next morning.[/ex] …

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  • 33set off (something) — 1. to cause an explosion. The investigation determined that he probably did not set off the blast deliberately. Apparently the bomb was placed in a locker and someone set it off with a cell phone. 2. to cause something to be noticed or make it… …

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  • 34set off against — index contrast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 35set off by opposition — index contrast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 36set off — set (someone) off to cause someone to become excited and upset. My sister was an unpredictable young woman, and I never knew what would set her off …

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  • 37set off — /ˌset ɒf/ verb to use a debt owed by one party to reduce a debt owed to them …

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  • 38Set-off (law) — In law, a set off is a statutory defence to the whole or to a portion of a plaintiff s claim. It had no existence under the English common law, being created by 2 Geo. II c. 22 for the relief of insolvent debtors, although set off was recognised… …

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  • 39set off against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms set off against : present tense I/you/we/they set off against he/she/it sets off against present participle setting off against past tense set off against 1) set something off against something same as set… …

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  • 40Set-Off Clause — A legal clause that gives a lender the authority to seize a debtor s deposits when they default on a loan. A set off clause can also refer to a settlement of mutual debt between a creditor and a debtor through offsetting transaction claims. This… …

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