different between oversea vs offshore

English

Etymology

From Middle English over-se, over see, ouer sea, from Old English ofer s? (literally “over/across (the) sea”); equivalent to over +? sea. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzee, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??v?(?)si?/
• Hyphenation: over?sea
• Rhymes: -i?
• Homophone: oversea

Adjective

oversea (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Britain) Alternative form of overseas

Adverb

oversea (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Britain) Alternative form of overseas

Derived terms

• overseas

References

• “oversea” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

English

Alternative forms

• off-shore

Etymology

From off- +? shore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f????(?)/

Adjective

offshore (not comparable)

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

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 labor to substitute for local labor.

Translations

Noun

offshore (plural offshores)

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

See also

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

French

Alternative forms

• off-shore
• off shore

Etymology

Borrowed from English offshore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f.???/

Adjective

offshore (plural offshores)

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English

Adjective

offshore (indeclinable)

1. offshore

References

• “offshore” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English

Adjective

offshore (indeclinable)

1. offshore

References

• “offshore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Adjective

offshore (invariable)

1. offshore

Noun

offshore f (plural offshores)

1. offshore, offshore company