verb
ADVERB
▪ largely , substantially
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The carbon emissions are largely ~ by planting trees.
▪ completely , exactly , fully
▪ more than
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The company's losses in the US were more than ~ by gains everywhere else.
▪ partially , partly
VERB + OFFSET
▪ help (to)
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The money will help to ~ big medical bills.
PREPOSITION
▪ against ( BrE )
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Your donations to charity can be ~ against tax.
▪ by
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The loss was partially ~ by increases in revenues elsewhere.
Offset is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cost , ↑ decline , ↑ disadvantage , ↑ effect , ↑ emission , ↑ expense , ↑ gain , ↑ impact , ↑ loss , ↑ saving