Set-off /(?)/

Set·-off

Set-off

n.
  1. That which is set off against another thing; an offset.
    I do not contemplate such a heroine as a set-off to the many sins imputed to me as committed against woman.
    — D. Jerrold.
  2. That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.
  3. A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand. (Law)
  4. Same as Offset, n., 4. (Arch.)
  5. See Offset, 7. (Print.)