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re·pa·tri·ate
[v. ree-pey-tree-eyt or, esp. British, -pa-; n. ree-pey-tree-it or, esp. British, -pa-] verb, re·pa·tri·at·ed, re·pa·tri·at·ing, noun 
triˌeɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to bring or send back (a person, especially 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.
verb (used without object)
3.
to return to one's own country: to repatriate after 20 years abroad.
noun
4.
a person who has been repatriated.
Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin repatriātus (past participle of repatriāre to return to one's fatherland), equivalent to Latin re- re- + patri(a) native country (noun use of feminine of patrius paternal, derivative of pater father) + -ātus -ate1
1605–15; < Late Latin repatriātus (past participle of repatriāre to return to one's fatherland), equivalent to Latin re- re- + patri(a) native country (noun use of feminine of patrius paternal, derivative of pater father) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
re·pa·tri·a·tion, noun
non·re·pa·tri·a·ble, adjective
non·re·pa·tri·a·tion, noun
un·re·pa·tri·at·ed, adjective
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| repatriate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his birth or citizenship |
| 2. | to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who has been repatriated |
| [C17: from Late Latin repatriāre from Latin | |
| repatri'ation | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
These regulations can also make it difficult to repatriate profits to an automaker's home country.
Corporations do not have to pay taxes on income unless they repatriate the money.
Remittances may rise in the short term, though, as returning migrants repatriate their savings.
Foreign corporations were given the right to repatriate profits freely.
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