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Meaning:

Noun:

  • 1Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
  • 2international trade A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
  • 3c. 1555 A time at which something begins; outset.
  • 4A printing method, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
  • 5programming The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
  • 6The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.

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Verb:

  • To compensate for something.

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