flag of convenience

English

Noun

flag of convenience (plural flags of convenience)

1. (figuratively) Registration of a ship in a country chosen for its low taxes, permissive regulations, and so on.
2. (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
• Greek: σημαία ευκαιρίας (el) f (simaía efkairías)
• Hebrew: דֶּגֶל נוֹחוּת (he) m (degel nokhut)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bekvemmelighetsflagg n

• Polish: tania bandera f, wygodna bandera f
• Swedish: bekvämlighetsflagg (sv) c

See also

• flag-hopping
• flag state