Definition of offsets:
(n) :
Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
(v) :
(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
(n) :
(international 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 buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
(n) :
(printing, often attributive) The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
(n) :
(programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
(n) :
The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.