offshore
offshore · offshores · offshored · offshoring
To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to…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.
/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/
» We saw some fishing boats not far offshore.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, in order to seek lower business costs, such as labor.
Examples
31 sentencesWe saw some fishing boats not far offshore.
Tom has an offshore account.
Tom swam out to Mary's yacht that was anchored offshore.
Sami transferred money from offshore account.
Tom has an offshore bank account.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From off- + shore.From off- + shore.
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Forms
offshores, offshoring, offshored, offshoredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle