Answer: counterbalances

AnswerCrossword Clue
COUNTERBALANCESOffsets
COUNTERBALANCESAmounts owed at a diner?
counterbalancesA weight that balances another weight
counterbalancesA factor having the opposite effect to that of another and so preventing it from exercising a disproportionate influence
counterbalancesCOUNTERBALANCE, to oppose or balance with an equal weight or force