offshoring
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɒfˈʃɔː.rɪŋ/ us/ˈɑːf.ʃɔːr.ɪŋ/
离岸商务,境外经商(以避税或降低成本)
the practice of basing a business or part of a business in a different country, usually because this involves paying less tax or other costs
Initiatives to restrict offshoring have been defeated. 限制离岸商务的提案未获通过。
Some companies are cutting costs via outsourcing and offshoring. 一些公司正通过外包和离岸经营削减成本。
See: offshore
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- Some European governments are anxious to limit offshoring.
- He used tax breaks to discourage the offshoring of jobs.
- She claimed that offshoring was the only way for most companies to grow to a significant size.