Offlay

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To offset. rare, transitive

    "The subcontractors themselves outsource work to others in a 'chain of subcontractors' in order further to offlay risks."

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"The subcontractors themselves outsource work to others in a 'chain of subcontractors' in order further to offlay risks."

Etymology

From off- + lay. Possibly from Middle English oflæien (“to offlay; delay”), from Old English ofleċġan (“to lay down; put away; overlay; cover”), from Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną. Compare also Dutch afleggen, German ablegen.

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