To setoff means to start a journey or a trip.
Setting off can make people think of excitement and new things.
Examples:
We will setoff on our trip tomorrow.
The car setoff down the road.
The plane setoff for the faraway land.
The rocket setoff for the moon.
The adventurers setoff on their dangerous quest.
The explorers setoff into the unknown.
A setoff is a reduction or deduction from a sum of money owed.
A setoff can make people think of fairness and balancing things out.
Examples:
The company made a setoff against the debt.
The bank applied a setoff to the loan.
The setoff reduced the amount we owed.
The setoff helped balance the books.
The setoff was a relief for our finances.
The setoff made the bill smaller.