offset vs compensation

compensation vs offset

offset and compensation both are nouns.

offset is a verb but compensation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
offset	Yes	No	Yes	No
compensation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, compensation is a hypernym of offset; that is, compensation is a word with a broader meaning than offset:

offset: a compensating equivalent
compensation: something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

offset (noun)	compensation (noun)
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly	the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper	something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
a natural consequence of development	(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
a compensating equivalent
the time at which something is supposed to begin

offset (verb)	compensation (verb)
produce by offset printing
create an offset in
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
make up for
compensate for or counterbalance

Difference between offset and compensation

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