offshore

Meanings

Adjective

• Moving away from the shore.
• Located in the sea away from the coast.
• Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.

Adverb

• Away from the shore.
• At some distance from the shore.

Verb

• To move industrial production from one region to another or from one country to another, usually seeking lower business costs, like labor.

Noun

• An area or or portion of sea away from the shore.
• An island, outcrop, or other land away from shore.
• Something or someone in, from, or associated with another country.

Origin

• From off- + shore.