offshore B2 Topic:Work & Careers Also spelled off-shore US /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #11517 Meanings 1 adj Located in the sea, away from the coast. They built an offshore wind farm a few miles out to sea. 2 adj Based in another country, especially one with lower taxes. The company keeps its profits in an offshore bank account. 3 verb To move work or production to another country to cut costs. Many firms offshore their customer service to save money. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms offshorableoffshoreroffshorizationright-shoreright-shoring Related forms deep-seainshorenearshorenoshoreonshorereshore Etymology AI details From off- + shore. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # offshore **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 11517 ## Meanings 1. Located in the sea, away from the coast. 2. Based in another country, especially one with lower taxes. 3. To move work or production to another country to cut costs. ## Examples - They built an offshore wind farm a few miles out to sea. - The company keeps its profits in an offshore bank account. - Many firms offshore their customer service to save money. ## Derived Forms - offshorable - offshorer - offshorization - right-shore - right-shoring ## Related Forms - deep-sea - inshore - nearshore - noshore - onshore - reshore ## Etymology From off- + shore. ## AI Etymology Offshore comes from off- + shore. Modern senses include located in the sea, away from the coast and based in another country, especially one with lower taxes. The wider word family includes derivatives such as offshorable, offshorer, offshorization, right-shore, and right-shoring and related forms such as deep-sea, inshore, nearshore, and noshore. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown