# flag of convenience

> the business practice registering a ship under a different sovereign state than that of its owners, to reduce costs or avoid regulations

**Wikidata**: [Q604097](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q604097)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/flag-of-convenience


## References

1. [Nuovo soggettario](https://thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it/termine.php?id=15228)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. YSO-Wikidata mapping project. 2024
4. Quora
5. National Library of Israel