🌊 Close to shore 🌎 In a nearby country 🏖️ Area by the coast 🚚 To move abroad nearby

nearshore

6.3

In a nearby country used for business services

adjective
/ˈnɪrˌʃɔr/

Jargon

: nearshore (jerga)

Many companies are choosing nearshore locations for software development to take advantage of lower costs and similar time zones.

Examples

GoalEurope provides advisory services in the area of nearshore software development in Russia and Eastern Europe.

Blog text (27)
France-based outsourcer Atos is in the process of confirming a new facility set to house 300 programmers and support specialists. Nearshore Americas is the first publication to report this publicly.

Blog text (2)
The nearshore outsourcing industry has grown significantly, particularly in countries adjacent to the United States.
Using nearshore services allows businesses to maintain close communication with their teams in neighboring countries.

Antonyms

offshore

141 3.7

At sea away from the land

faraway

34 2.8

Far from here in place or time

How Close

onshore

Specialized

2 3.5

nearshore

Jargon

6.3

to offshore

1 4.7

Surface Forms

nearshore positive

Morphology

nearshore = near + shore (semi-transparent) = near + shore

Formed from 'near' + 'shore' is clear, but the specialised business sense ('nearshore' outsourcing) is jargonistic and not fully predictable from the parts for an average learner.

Etymology

Nearshore comes from the parts near ('close') and shore ('coast'), and in business it paints a simple picture: moving work to a nearby country is like staying 'near the shore' instead of going 'offshore'. That's why a nearshore development center means easier time zones and faster communication.