Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reshoring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: reshoring
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transfer of a business operation back to its country of origin.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sleek Audio is part of a trend called reshoring, in which primarily small businesses decide that China is a hassle and that they want to bring their operations closer to home, where the recession has lowered costs, created workers eager for jobs, and made it easier to justify U.S. manufacturing."

Etymology

From re- + shoring, after offshoring.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

reshore repatriation

Questions

What does reshoring mean?: The transfer of a business operation back to its country of origin.
Where does reshoring come from?: From re- + shoring, after offshoring.

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