repatriation
Intermediatezipf 3.06Pronunciation
/riːˌpætriˈeɪʃən/(ree-pat-ree-AY-shun)
Part of speech
nouneconomics / law / politics
Chinese
资金回流;遣返
Definition
The return of assets, profits, or funds to the home country; also, the return of a person to their country of citizenship, whether voluntary or forced.
Word family
- repatriate/riːˈpætriˌeɪt/(v)回流;遣返
Collocations
- repatriation of profits
- capital repatriation
- repatriation of refugees
- repatriation of cultural artefacts
- forced repatriation
Examples
- 1.US tax reform in 2017 incentivised the repatriation of over $1 trillion in corporate profits held overseas by offering a lower tax rate on returned funds. (capital return)
- 2.The repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to Greece remains one of the most contentious cultural heritage disputes in the world. (artefact return)
Synonyms
- return/rɪˈtɜːrn/— bringing back
- restoration/ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən/— returning to the original place or condition
Etymology
from Latin "re-" (back) + "patria" (fatherland, native country) — from "pater" (father) — bringing back to the fatherland