repatriation

🇺🇸 /ˌriːˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌriːˌpætriˈeɪʃn/
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noun
R

When someone is returned to their home country, often after being abroad.

The government arranged for the repatriation of the refugees back to their home country.

R

Sending money or profits back to the country where the company is based.

The company decided to invest in the local community instead of repatriating all their profits.

translation

n. When someone is returned to their home country, often after being abroad.; Sending money or profits back to the country where the company is based.

Word Forms

Plural repatriations