Offshore Definition

ôfshôr, ŏf-
offshores
adjective
Moving off or away from the shore.
An offshore wind.
Webster's New World
Situated or in operation at some distance from shore.
Webster's New World
Engaged in outside the U.S. as by U.S. banks or manufacturers.
Offshore investments, offshore assembly plants.
Webster's New World
Located or based in a foreign country and not subject to tax laws.
Offshore bank accounts; offshore investments.
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adverb
Away or far from the shore; seaward.
Webster's New World
Outside the U.S.
To borrow money offshore.
Webster's New World
At a distance from the shore.
A boat moored offshore.
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noun
The comparatively flat region of submerged land extending seaward from beyond the region where breakers form to the edge of the continental shelf.
American Heritage
verb
To outsource (production or services) to another country.
American Heritage
To use foreign labour to substitute for local labour.
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Offshore Sentence Examples

  • Using offshore outsourcing saves funding to fuel development projects that would have been unaffordable, allowing the small business entrepreneur to compete in a world of corporate giants.

  • Offshore outsourcing has become a hotly debated issue as more and more U.S. companies turn to it as a way of saving money with offshore production or gaining technical skilled and lower cost workers.

  • The British began bombarding the small island from a fleet of warships anchored offshore.

  • Cape Wind, the nation's first approved offshore wind farm, estimates that its wind turbines will produce the equivalent of 570,000 tons of coal, or 113 million gallons of oil, or 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

  • While cruise packages generally include many of the onboard activities, again check carefully to see exactly what is and is not included -- fro instance, many do not include offshore excursions.

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Words Starting With

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