offshore

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/

Adjective

offshore (not comparable)

1. Moving away from the shore.
2. Located in the sea away from the coast.

   an offshore oil rig

3. Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws.

Translations

• German: ablandig
• Spanish: alejándose de la costa

Translations

• French: offshore, au large
• German: offshore
• Spanish: mar adentro, ultramar, alta mar, mar afuera

Translations

• French: offshore
• German: Off-Shore-
• Russian: офшо́рный
• Spanish: extranjero

Adverb

offshore (not comparable)

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

Translations

• Italian: al largo
• Russian: в откры́том мо́ре
• Spanish: alejado de la costa

Translations

• Italian: al largo
• Spanish: lejos de la costa

Verb

offshore (offshores, present participle offshoring; past and past participle offshored)

1. To use foreign labor to substitute for local labor.

Translations

• Spanish: mandar trabajos a otros países, exportar trabajos al extranjero

Noun

offshore (plural offshores)

1. An area or or portion of sea away from the shore.
2. An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.
3. Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.

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