( n. )
A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.
( n. )
A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012