Meanings of offset the gains in English

And sell disappointing investments to offset the gains you'll pick up by selling shares of big winners.

That, in turn, could offset the gains to consumer purchasing power from lower prices for imported oil, they said.

An almost equal proportion of owners hired as opposed to cut jobs, but those firms reducing employment more than offset the gains at other businesses.

The Budget received a mixed reaction from business lobby groups this evening, as the Government's "lost opportunity" offset the gains perceived in the fiscal plan.

Meanwhile, persistently higher domestic inflation than India's trading partners is offsetting the gains from a lower nominal exchange rate.

Offsetting the gains was a 2.03 percent drop by Barrick Gold ABX.TO to C$46.63.

However, Synlait Milk Ltd fell as much as 10 percent to a more than three-week low, offsetting the gains on the benchmark.