offset payment; pay by compensation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to offset payment; to pay by compensation
formalUsed in legal, financial, or official contexts where a debt, tax, or fine can be settled with assets or other means instead of direct cash payment.
Tā他
yòng用
gǔ股
piào票
lái来
dǐ抵
jiǎo缴
shuì税
kuǎn款
。
He used stocks to offset his tax payment.
Gōng公
sī司
yǔn允
xǔ许
yǐ以
shí实
wù物
dǐ抵
jiǎo缴
bù部
fen分
wéi违
yuē约
jīn金
。
The company allows payment of part of the penalty by compensation in kind.
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Gēn根
jù据
hé合
tong同
，
tā他
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
bǎn版
quán权
shōu收
rù入
dǐ抵
jiǎo缴
tóu投
zī资
kuǎn款
xiàng项
。
According to the contract, he can use his royalty income to offset the investment payment.