1.
offset, canceling out, counterbalancing
Two opposing forces, effects, or amounts neutralizing each other so that the net result is zero or negligible.
利益と損失が相殺された。
The profit and loss offset each other.
メリットとデメリットが相殺して結局変わらない。
The advantages and disadvantages cancel out, so nothing changes in the end.
売上は増えたが原材料費の高騰に相殺されて利益は伸びなかった。
Sales increased, but profits didn't grow because they were offset by soaring raw material costs.
READING:
The standard reading is そうさい. The reading そうさつ is also listed in some dictionaries but is much less common in modern usage.
USAGE:
Used transitively (相殺する = to offset) or in the passive (相殺される = to be offset by). Common in business, economics, and general analytical writing.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 利益を相殺する: to offset profits
- ～に相殺される: to be canceled out by ~
- 相殺関税: countervailing duty
- 互いに相殺する: to cancel each other out