repatriate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·pat·ri·ate /riːˈpætrieɪt $ riːˈpeɪ-/ verb [transitive] 1 PGCto send someone back to their own country 遣送〔某人〕回国，遣返 → deport After the war, prisoners were repatriated. 战后，战俘被遣返。2. BFto send profits or money you have earned back to your own country 把〔利润、钱〕汇回国内→ See Verb table
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repatriate• Italy is using military helicopters to repatriate 292 Albanian refugees.• So far, 51 boat people have been forcibly repatriated.• There was to be a cease-fire, and all prisoners of war were to be repatriated.• In that event, an obligation to repatriate could be legally nullified.• Earlier the government had approved amendments codifying foreign exchange regulations to enable foreign companies to repatriate profits.From Longman Business Dictionaryrepatriatere‧pat‧ri‧ate /riːˈpætrieɪtriːˈpeɪ-/ verb [transitive]FINANCE to send money, profits etc back to your own countryCapital gains on investments may be repatriated only once a year.Japanese companies continue torepatriate some overseasassets. —repatriation noun [uncountable]an increase in foreign investment and capital repatriation→ See Verb tableOrigin repatriate (1600-1700) Late Latin past participle of repatriare, from Latin patria “country you were born in”re·pat·ri·ate verbChineseSyllable
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repatriate
re‧pat‧ri‧ate /riːˈpætrieɪt $ riːˈpeɪ-/
verb [transitive]
After the war, prisoners were repatriated.
2. to send profits or money you have earned back to your own country
re‧pat‧ri‧ate /riːˈpætrieɪt $ riːˈpeɪ-/
verb [transitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Late Latin
Origin: past participle of repatriare, from Latin patria 'country you were born in'
1. to send someone back to their own country ⇨ deport:Language: Late Latin
Origin: past participle of repatriare, from Latin patria 'country you were born in'
2. to send profits or money you have earned back to your own country