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offshore
off‧shore/ˌɒfˈʃɔː◂ $ ˌɒːfˈʃɔːr◂/ adjective 1. in or under the sea and not far from the coast ⇨ inshore, onshore: ▪ offshore oil fields ▪ an offshore island
2. offshore banks/companies/investments etc banks etc that are based abroad in a country where you pay less tax than in your home country: ▪ offshore financial centres
3. offshore wind/current etc a wind etc that is blowing or moving away from the land OPP onshore
—offshore adverb: ▪ a boat anchored offshore
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an offshore island ▪ The turtles lay their eggs on the beaches of offshore islands. offshore oil (=found under the sea, not far from the coast) ▪ The company has the technical capabilities to produce offshore oil. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS NOUN account ▪ Whether a local or offshore account suits you better depends on how you plan to use your account. ▪ Nationwide Overseas has cut interest rates on its offshore accounts by 0.9%. ▪ Cheshire, Skipton and Derbyshire building societies are among those that run offshore accounts and tend to pay attractive rates of interest. ▪ She wanted to change her offshore account at the Abbey National to a different account at the same bank. ▪ And, of course, you can win on both counts if you pick a top-paying offshore account. ▪ For expatriates with offshore accounts, this represents a decent tax-free return on an investment that carries no risk to capital. bank ▪ A review of offshore banks was also started and was expected to lead to several banks losing their licences to operate. ▪ For a good ways more, Collymore sailed onward to the offshore banks and then anchored. ▪ The first place for income-seeking expatriates to start is in the offshore bank and building society market. ▪ The table below shows the best deals currently available from offshore banks and building societies. ▪ On the eve of shooting, the co-production partner - an offshore bank - withdrew from the project. centres ▪ It says that in many offshore centres, dishonest savers and investors are using laws on client confidentiality to hide shady practices. ▪ At the private investor level, the use of offshore centres is almost limitless. ▪ Even private investors of modest means can use offshore centres for tax referral. ▪ Needless to say, the use of offshore centres is never far from being a controversial matter. ▪ This is an area in which traditional offshore centres are still paramount. ▪ For expatriates living in these offshore centres this is more than simply an international row. ▪ The voluntary code, which will cover offshore centres, has no provisions for sanctions or enforcement checks. ▪ However, there is nothing to suggest that offshore centres are declining in importance. company ▪ All plans are offered with guaranteed clean title in offshore companies. ▪ That's why we're an offshore company. ▪ Alternatively, the cost of the development work could be charged to an offshore company on a cost plus basis. ▪ Does he want to know that Krupat and I fiddled the tax authorities by buying a holiday house through an offshore company? deposit ▪ Interest rates on offshore deposits exceed those on comparable domestic deposits because offshore deposits are not subject to reserve requirements. ▪ People hold domestic deposits despite the higher interest rate on offshore deposits because they associate greater political risk with offshore deposits. ▪ The period-to-period growth in offshore deposits at times has been highly variable relative to the growth in domestic deposits. funds ▪ Most offshore funds are domiciled in Guernsey, Dublin or Luxembourg. ▪ More than 100 offshore funds pay an income in sterling. ▪ Strictly, these are offshore funds without distributor status. industry ▪ Even so, many expatriates are put off the offshore industry by its reputation for shady practices. ▪ This is the kind of scam for which the offshore industry is notorious. ▪ The offshore industry has trained a handful of apprentices, but these do not compare with its labour requirements. ▪ It is important that we accept that the central thrust of the measure is about the offshore industry. ▪ We must provide a framework for an enduring safety regime for the offshore industry. investment ▪ Island authorities are keen to take advantage of their position as a self-governing Crown protectorate to attract offshore investment funds. ▪ You need to be careful about hidden charges when contemplating an offshore investment. island ▪ Elephant seals have started hauling out on mainland beaches in southern California because their offshore island breeding grounds have become too crowded. ▪ Choughs are known to breed on Pembrokeshire cliffs in lonely caves and fissures, and on offshore islands. ▪ Tempting little offshore islands, washed by warm blue seas - it seemed almost too good to be true! oil ▪ Significant economic growth and social change has been brought about as a result of the offshore oil and gas industry. ▪ Ranchers, lumber companies, and offshore oil drillers pay fees to the government for their use of public lands and waters. ▪ Conoco is a pioneer in offshore oil and gas development. ▪ By the late 1980s, she also directed an offshore oil project and a rice marketing network. ▪ An important environmental application is the cleaning of oily water in the offshore oil industry. ▪ I asked under what circumstances dispensations from the health and safety regulations were given by the Department to offshore oil companies. ▪ During the year, we have worked in almost all major offshore oil provinces worldwide. ▪ At Winfrith, a range of skills developed for nuclear modelling and inspection were adapted for use by the offshore oil industry. wind ▪ You should never sail in an offshore wind, particularly not alone. ▪ Steady offshore winds keep blowing the water westward where it becomes heated. ▪ The government has responded by planning offshore wind farms on the Ijsselmeer. ▪ At the moment, only inshore wind farms have been erected but there is great potential in offshore wind. ▪ Large swell waves may be present with an absolutely calm sea or even with light offshore winds in the opposite direction. ▪ Avoid strong tides, offshore winds, poor visibility or sailing in the dark. ▪ This is an essential skill in gusty offshore winds. ▪ When sailing in offshore winds, however, this rule is more often than not proved right, particularly in coastal bays. worker ▪ No convincing reason has been given for treating onshore and offshore workers differently - often by the same company. ▪ An offshore worker has presented me with a detailed file containing his experiences as a safety representative. ▪ That is another argument for the clarification of how offshore workers should go about securing trade union rights and recognition. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ offshore fishing ▪ offshore oil reserves EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Conoco also disclosed it has started a review of offshore maintenance operations could lead to a jobs rundown. ▪ Hamilton has estimated that these two projects and the offshore development will create some 3,000 construction jobs and over 200 permanent jobs. ▪ More than 100 offshore funds pay an income in sterling. ▪ Most are offshore financial centres also targeted by international watchdogs for loose banking regulation and harmful tax practices. ▪ Needless to say, the use of offshore centres is never far from being a controversial matter. ▪ People hold domestic deposits despite the higher interest rate on offshore deposits because they associate greater political risk with offshore deposits. ▪ The coupling of this offshore subsidence and onshore uplift will induce a flexure of the margin which will accentuate uplift inland. ▪ To enable waves to break some distance offshore it is necessary that the offshore profile should possess a very gentle gradient.
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