Sekirov Dictionary

offshore

/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/

adjective 3
noun 3
adverb 2
verb 1
forms 3

adjective3

in the sea at some distance from the coast
•
based in another country, often one where taxes are lower or workers are paid less
- American companies use offshore services for one reason, said Herbert F. Schantz, a consultant in Sterling, Va.: cheap labor. — 2000
moving from the land out toward the sea, often said of a wind or current

noun3

An area of or portion of sea away from the shore.
•
An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.
- The Nationalists see that they have nothing to gain—in fact, a lot to lose—by hanging onto the offshores as military bases. — 1958
•
Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.
- If costs are unequally imposed by governments on their offshores, the government makes the U.S. banking industry less competitive. — 1984

adverb2

Away from the shore.
At some distance from the shore.

verb1

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To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, in order to seek lower business costs, such as labor.
- The McKinsey Global Institute says that 750,000 American service jobs have been “offshored” out of total U.S. jobs of about 140 million. — 2005

forms

offshored · offshoring · offshores

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