English

Alternative forms

• off-shore

Adjective

offshore ‎(not comparable)

1. Moving away from the shore.
2. Located in the sea away from the coast.

   an offshore oil rig

3. Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws.

Translations

Adverb

offshore ‎(not comparable)

1. Away from the shore.
2. At some distance from the shore.

Translations

Verb

offshore ‎(third-person singular simple present offshores, present participle offshoring, simple past and past participle offshored)

1. To use foreign labour to substitute for local labour.

Translations

See also

• deep-sea
• inshore
• nearshore
• noshore
• onshore

French

Alternative forms

• off-shore
• off shore

Etymology

Borrowing from English offshore.

Adjective

offshore m, f ‎(plural offshores)

1. offshore, in the sea away from the coast
2. offshore, in another country

Spanish

Adjective

offshore ‎(invariable)

1. offshore

Noun

offshore f ‎(plural offshores)

1. offshore, offshore company