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   offshore

   adjective

   • 1. situated at sea some distance from the shore: "this huge stretch of coastline is dominated by offshore barrier islands"
   • ▪ (of a wind) blowing towards the sea from the land: "offshore winds"
   • ▪ relating to the business of extracting oil or gas from the seabed: "a safety regime for the offshore industry"
   • 2. made, situated, or registered abroad, especially in order to take advantage of lower taxes or costs or less stringent regulation: "deposits in offshore accounts"
   • ▪ of or derived from a foreign country: "offshore politics"

   adverb

   • 1. at sea some distance from the shore: "we dropped anchor offshore"
   • ▪ towards the sea from the land: "weather forecasters say the cyclone should move offshore"
   • ▪ in the business of extracting oil or gas from the seabed: "the trainees will eventually work offshore"
   • 2. in a foreign country, especially in order to take advantage of lower taxes or costs or less stringent regulation: "big businesses in most cases pay little or no tax if they are registered offshore"

   verb

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

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