repatriation

repatriation
The return from abroad of the financial assets of an organization or individual. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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repatriate re‧pat‧ri‧ate [riːˈpætrieɪt ǁ riːˈpeɪ-] verb [transitive] FINANCE
to send money, profits etc back to your own country:

• Capital gains on investments may be repatriated only once a year.

• Japanese companies continue to repatriate some overseas assets.

— repatriation noun [uncountable] :

• an increase in foreign investment and capital repatriation

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repatriate UK US /riːˈpætrieɪt/ US  /riːˈpeɪtrieɪt/ verb [T]
FINANCE to send or bring money or profits back to your own country: »

repatriate earnings/money/profits

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The business generates 58% of its sales outside of the United States and will likely repatriate $800 million in foreign earnings.

repatriation noun [C or U]
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Imports and profit repatriation are high, relative to exports.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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