offshoring
/ (ˈɒfˌʃɔːrɪŋ) /
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noun
the practice of moving a company's operating base to a foreign country where labour costs are cheaper
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Words nearby offshoring
offshoot, offshore, offshore dock, offshore drilling, offshoreman, offshoring, offside, offsider, off-site, off someone's back, off someone's feet
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How to use offshoring in a sentence
There are many explanations for this decline, including the impact of offshoring, globalization and technology.
Dawn of the Age of Oligarchy: the Alliance between Government and the 1%|Joel Kotkin|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEASTThe only thing that will stimulate is liberal and conservative opposition to what looks like a plan for offshoring.
Obama Wants to Fight Income Inequality…With More Free Trade?|Lloyd Green|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEASTHe believes that outsourcing, offshoring, whatever, is good.
Outsourcing, offshoring, hiding money in the Caymans and elsewhere.