Definitions for offshoreˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
off•shoreˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-(adv.)
off or away from the shore.
at a distance from the shore, on or in a body of water.
in a foreign country.
(adj.)moving or tending away from the shore toward or into a body of water:
an offshore wind.
located or operating on or in a body of water, at some distance from the shore.
registered, located, conducted, or operated in a foreign country.
Category: Banking
Origin of offshore:
1710–20
Princeton's WordNet
offshore, seaward(adj)
(of winds) coming from the land
"offshore winds"
offshore(adverb)
at some distance from the shore
"offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"
offshore(adverb)
away from shore; away from land
"cruising three miles offshore"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
offshore(adjective)ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-
in the ocean, near the coast
an offshore wind farm
offshoreˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-
relating to money or financial services in another country
offshore investments; to invest offshore; to work offshore
Wiktionary
offshore(Verb)
To use foreign labour to substitute for local labour.
offshore(Adverb)
Away from the shore.
offshore(Adverb)
At some distance from the shore.
offshore(Adjective)
Moving away from the shore.
offshore(Adjective)
Located in the sea away from the coast.
an offshore oil rig
offshore(Adjective)
Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws.
Translations for offshore
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- naby die kus, aflandigAfrikaans

- بَعيدا عن الشّاطِئArabic

- в моретоBulgarian

- costeiroPortuguese (BR)

- v pobřežních vodáchCzech

- in einiger Entfernung vom UferGerman

- ud for kystenDanish

- στη θάλασσα, όχι μακριά από την ακτήGreek

- de la costaSpanish

- rannaligidaneEstonian

- در دریاFarsi

- rannikko-Finnish

- côtier, en merFrench

- לא רָחוֹק מְהָחוֹףHebrew

- अपतट, किनारे से दूरHindi

- nedaleko obaleCroatian

- part mentiHungarian

- lepas pantaiIndonesian

- aflands-, grunnsævis-Icelandic

- in mareItalian

- 沖のJapanese

- 앞바다의Korean

- esantis netoli kranto/atviroje jūrojeLithuanian

- piekrastes-; krasta-Latvian

- luar pesisirMalay

- voor de kustDutch

- fra land, til havs, utenfor kystenNorwegian

- przybrzeżnyPolish

- در دریاPersian

- په درياب كښىPashto

- costeiroPortuguese

- din apropierea coastei, (de) pe mareRomanian

- находящийся на некотором расстоянии от берегаRussian

- v pobrežných vodáchSlovak

- ob obaliSlovenian

- kopneniSerbian

- [ett stycke] utanför kusten (från land)Swedish

- ซึ่งอยู่ห่างจากฝั่งThai

- kıyıdan uzak (olmayan)Turkish

- 在近海的Chinese (Trad.)

- морськийUkrainian

- ساحل سے دورUrdu

- ngoài khơiVietnamese

- 在近海的Chinese (Simp.)

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