From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrepatriatere‧pat‧ri‧ate /riːˈpætrieɪt $ riːˈpeɪ-/ verb [transitive] 1 PGCto send someone back to their own country → deport After the war, prisoners were repatriated.2 BFto send profits or money you have earned back to your own country→ 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” 