flag of convenience

English

Noun

flag of convenience (plural flags of convenience)

(figuratively) Registration of a ship in a country chosen for its low taxes, permissive regulations, and so on.
(literally) The flag flown by a ship so registered (which flag then corresponds to the country of registration).

Translations

flag of a chosen country of registration

Danish: bekvemmelighedsflag n
French: pavillon de complaisance (fr) m
German: Billigflagge f
Hebrew: דֶּגֶל נוֹחוּת (he) m (degel nokhut)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bekvemmelighetsflagg n
Polish: tania bandera f, wygodna bandera f
Swedish: bekvämlighetsflagg c

See also

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