offshoringn.

Brit.

/ˌɒfˈʃɔːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌɔfˈʃɔrɪŋ/,

/ˌɑfˈʃɔrɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: offshore v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < offshore v. + -ing suffix¹.

Business.

The action or practice of moving or basing a business operation abroad. Cf. offshore v.

ΚΠ

1987 S. S. Cohen Manuf. Matters xvii. 261 Policy..can handicap national producers and accelerate a downward spiral of weakening production capability, offshoring, further weakening, more offshoring, and a flight into pure distribution and defense contracting.

1989 M. Castells & L. D. Tyson in R. B. Purcell Newly Industrializing Countries in World Econ. i. 18 Japanese firms have now joined their European and U. S. competitors in the practice of offshoring.

1996 Electronic Engin. Times (Nexis) 11 Mar. 32 Labor economist Howard Rosen is quoted as saying that the outsourcing and offshoring of engineering jobs are ‘pressures that suggest that U.S. engineers are being overpaid’.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. w7/1 Some executives said that offshoring would grow at even steeper rates with Mr. Bush's victory.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	offshoring
释义	offshoringn. Brit. /ˌɒfˈʃɔːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌɔfˈʃɔrɪŋ/, /ˌɑfˈʃɔrɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: offshore v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < offshore v. + -ing suffix¹. Business. The action or practice of moving or basing a business operation abroad. Cf. offshore v. ΚΠ 1987 S. S. Cohen Manuf. Matters xvii. 261 Policy..can handicap national producers and accelerate a downward spiral of weakening production capability, offshoring, further weakening, more offshoring, and a flight into pure distribution and defense contracting. 1989 M. Castells & L. D. Tyson in R. B. Purcell Newly Industrializing Countries in World Econ. i. 18 Japanese firms have now joined their European and U. S. competitors in the practice of offshoring. 1996 Electronic Engin. Times (Nexis) 11 Mar. 32 Labor economist Howard Rosen is quoted as saying that the outsourcing and offshoring of engineering jobs are ‘pressures that suggest that U.S. engineers are being overpaid’. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Nov. w7/1 Some executives said that offshoring would grow at even steeper rates with Mr. Bush's victory. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1987
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