also: そうさつ
相殺する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 相殺する | 相殺しない |
| Polite | 相殺します | 相殺しません |
| Past polite | 相殺しました | 相殺しませんでした |
| Past | 相殺した | 相殺しなかった |
| Te-form | 相殺して | 相殺しないで |
| Desire | 相殺したい | 相殺したくない |
| Potential | 相殺できる | 相殺できない |
| Passive | 相殺される | 相殺されない |
| Causative | 相殺させる | 相殺させない |
| Causative passive | 相殺させられる | 相殺させられない |
| Volitional | 相殺しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 相殺しましょう | |
| Imperative | 相殺しろ | 相殺するな |
| Conditional | 相殺すれば | 相殺しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 相殺したら | 相殺しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
offset; cancel out; counterbalance
General use for mutual cancellation or balancing of effects, such as gains and losses, credits and debits, or opposing forces.
The profits and losses offset each other, so in the end it was a wash.
In this transaction, accounts receivable and accounts payable can be offset.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
set-off; setoff
Legal term for the deduction of one debt or claim from another, often in court or formal proceedings.
The defendant submitted a defense of set-off based on a counterclaim against the plaintiff.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
killing each other
Only with reading そうさつ
Obsolete reading そうさつ; historical meaning of mutual killing, not used in modern Japanese.
In old texts, 相殺 is sometimes read そうさつ and used to mean killing each other.
This month's loss was offset against last month's profit.
The overtime pay offset the reduction in salary.
The debt was offset against the proceeds from the property sale.