offshore

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[ˌɒfˈʃɔː], (Adjective)

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- situated at sea some distance from the shore
(e.g: this huge stretch of coastline is dominated by offshore barrier islands)

- made, situated, or registered abroad, especially in order to take advantage of lower taxes or costs or less stringent regulation
(e.g: deposits in offshore accounts)


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[ˌɒfˈʃɔː], (Adverb)

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- at sea some distance from the shore
(e.g: we dropped anchor offshore)

- in a foreign country, especially in order to take advantage of lower taxes or costs or less stringent regulation
(e.g: big businesses in most cases pay little or no tax if they are registered offshore)


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[], (Verb)

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- relocate (a business or department) to a foreign country to take advantage of lower taxes or costs
(e.g: he predicts that 750,000 UK jobs will be offshored in the next 10 years)


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