offstand

Etymology
From, from , from , , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To endure against; stand or ward off; defend against; withstand; resist.
 * 2)  To offset; compensate for; make restitution for.
 * 3) * 1886, The Current: politics, literature, science and art: Volume 6:
 * To offstand the dire effects of its hoarding policy, the Secretary, from March 4, 1885, began lending money to the national banks — that is he deposited it in those institutions.
 * 1) * 1913, The Bookman: a review of books and life: Volume 36:
 * Smith paid seven thousand pounds for the copyright, though it was not a financial success ; George Eliot, in fact, afterward gave a short story, "Brother Jacob," to offstand the publisher's loss.
 * 1) * 1886, The Current: politics, literature, science and art: Volume 6:
 * To offstand the dire effects of its hoarding policy, the Secretary, from March 4, 1885, began lending money to the national banks — that is he deposited it in those institutions.
 * 1) * 1913, The Bookman: a review of books and life: Volume 36:
 * Smith paid seven thousand pounds for the copyright, though it was not a financial success ; George Eliot, in fact, afterward gave a short story, "Brother Jacob," to offstand the publisher's loss.

Noun

 * 1) Offset; restitution.