outcome vs offset

offset vs outcome

outcome and offset both are nouns.

outcome is not a verb while offset is a verb.

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

As nouns, offset is a hyponym of outcome; that is, offset is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outcome:

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

Other hyponyms of outcome include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, fallout, side effect, spillover.

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

outcome (verb)	offset (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 outcome and offset

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