amendment vs offsetting

amendment

noun
  • That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something. 

  • In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits. 

  • An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution. 

  • Correction of an error in a writ or process. 

  • An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. 

offsetting

noun
  • The act of offsetting 

  • An amount offset 

How often have the words amendment and offsetting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )