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Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. 2 repatriate something ( business ) to send money or profits back to your own country An agreement between the countries enables companies to repatriate their profits freely.
repatriate in American English. (verb riˈpeitriˌeit, esp Brit -ˈpæ-, noun riˈpeitriɪt, esp Brit -ˈpæ-) (verb -ated, -ating) transitive verb. 1. to bring or send back (a person, esp. a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship. 2. (of profits or other assets) to send back to one's own country ...
repatriate somebody (formal) to send or bring somebody back to their own country The refugees were forcibly repatriated. The insurance will cover the costs of repatriating you and your family in the case of an accident.
repatriate: 1 v send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees Type of: deliver , deport , extradite hand over to the authorities of another country v admit back into the country Antonyms: deport , exile , expatriate expel from a country Type of: admit , allow in , intromit , let in allow to enter; grant entry to n a person ...
Jan 8, 2015 · The meaning of REPATRIATION is the act or process of restoring or returning someone or something to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship : the act of repatriating or the state of being repatriated.
Repatriation definition: the act or process of returning a person or thing to the country of origin. See examples of REPATRIATION used in a sentence.
REPATRIATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of repatriate 2. to send or bring someone, or sometimes money or…. Learn more.
