Nearshoring
[neer-shawr-ing, ‐shohr-] /ˈnɪərˈʃɔr ɪŋ, ‐ˈʃoʊr-/
noun
1.
the practice of moving one’s employees or business activities from a distant country back to a country that is nearby:
The U.S.-based company is focusing on the nearshoring of its customer-service operations from India to Canada.
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/ˈnɪəˌsaɪd/ noun 1. (mainly Brit) the nearside 2.
- Nearsighted
[neer-sahy-tid, -sahy-] /ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ-/ adjective 1. seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic. 2. . nearsighted near·sight·ed (nēr’sī’tĭd) adj. Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic.
- Near-sighted
[neer-sahy-tid, -sahy-] /ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ-/ adjective 1. seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic. 2. . /ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd/ adjective 1. relating to or suffering from myopia adj. also nearsighted, 1680s, from near + sight. Figurative use from 1856. Related: Nearsightedly; nearsightedness. nearsighted near·sight·ed (nēr’sī’tĭd) adj. Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic.
- Nearsightedness
[neer-sahy-tid, -sahy-] /ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ-/ adjective 1. seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic. 2. . nearsightedness near·sight·ed·ness (nēr’sī’tĭd-nĭs) n. Myopia. nearsighted near·sight·ed (nēr’sī’tĭd) adj. Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic. nearsightedness (nîr’sī’tĭd-nĭs) See myopia.
- Near-term
[neer-turm] /ˈnɪərˈtɜrm/ adjective 1. for, covering, or involving the very near future: the near-term prospects for lower interest rates. adjective close to giving birth