adj
offshore
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adj
1
Located in the sea some distance from the coast.
"The company operates several offshore oil rigs."
2
Based in another country, often to take advantage of lower taxes or costs.
"He was accused of hiding money in offshore accounts."
"The firm moved its manufacturing offshore to cut labor costs."
How to Use Offshore
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAway from the coast at sea, or (figuratively) based abroad, often for tax or cost reasons.
Common pairings
offshore account
offshore drilling
move production offshore
Word Forms
offshored past tense, offshores plural, offshores singular
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Etymology
From off plus shore.