off-shore
Beyond the coast
Off-shore describes things located in or moving toward waters away from land: off-shore drilling, off-shore winds.
The term extends to business and finance, where offshore accounts, companies, or investments are based in foreign countries—typically to reduce taxes or avoid regulations: They moved their profits offshore.
As a verb, to offshore work is to relocate it to another country: The company offshored its customer service to the Philippines.
Also spelled offshore.
Hole-making by rotation
- platformRaised flat structure
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- gasFormless, expanding substance
wind farm · turbine · pipeline · extraction · subsea · deepwater · North Sea · Gulf of Mexico
Zero-rate wealth jurisdiction
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- accountsRecords of transactions
- trustsBelieves in reliability
- shell companyInactive firm for transactions
Cayman Islands · Switzerland · Jersey · assets · investments · incorporation · secrecy · evasion
Toward the ocean
- nautical milesMarine distance units
- watersBodies of liquid
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- anchoredFixed securely in position
moored · vessels · boats · distance · horizon · fisheries · boundary · buoy
Positions of employment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- productionMaking or generating something
- call centerTelephone support facility
India · Philippines · relocation · factories · workforce · wages · cost-cutting · operations
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
gas · wind farm · turbine · pipeline · extraction · subsea · deepwater · North Sea · Gulf of Mexico · petroleum
tax haven
Zero-rate wealth jurisdiction
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- accountsRecords of transactions
- trustsBelieves in reliability
shell company · Cayman Islands · Switzerland · Jersey · assets · investments · incorporation · secrecy · evasion · avoidance
seaward
Toward the ocean
- nautical milesMarine distance units
- watersBodies of liquid
- territorialDefensive about owned space
anchored · moored · vessels · boats · distance · horizon · fisheries · boundary · buoy · shipping lane
jobs
Positions of employment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- productionMaking or generating something
call center · India · Philippines · relocation · factories · workforce · wages · cost-cutting · operations · services
off-shoreonshore
Toward or on land
domestic · local · in-country · home-based · regulated