offset vs outcome

outcome vs offset

offset and outcome both are nouns.

offset is a verb but outcome is not a verb.

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

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

offset: a natural consequence of development
outcome: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Other hypernyms of offset include consequence, effect, event, issue, result, upshot.

offset (noun)	outcome (noun)
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly	something that results
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a natural consequence of development
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)	outcome (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 outcome

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