set sth (off) against sth
— Phrasal Verb with set /set/ verb (setting, set, set)Definition
› ACCOUNTING to use or record one thing, especially the cost of something, in order to reduce or remove the effect of another: Costs of new equipment or machinery, such as a computer, can also be set against tax. The rules do not allow surpluses over book value in other parts of the business to be set off against reductions elsewhere.
(Definition of set sth (off) against sth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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set adjective
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set noun
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set out
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set sb back (sth)
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set sb up
- set sth (off) against sth 1
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set sth (off) against sth 2
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set sth aside
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set sth down
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set sth forth
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set sth off
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