repatriation
the act of bringing or sending people back to their own country
The process of sending or bringing someone back to their own country, especially after war, displacement, imprisonment, illness, death, or a crisis abroad.
the act of moving money or profits earned abroad back to the home country
The transfer of money, profits, assets, or investment income from a foreign country back to the country where the owner, company, or taxpayer is based.
the return of important cultural objects or human remains to the people or place they came from
The process of returning cultural objects, artifacts, artworks, sacred items, or ancestral remains to their country, people, or community of origin.
- Base: repatriation
- Plural: repatriation, repatriations
capital repatriation
1Returning invested capital
moving invested money from another country back home
- Capital repatriation increased when domestic interest rates rose.
- The fund paused capital repatriation because of exchange controls.
- Capital repatriation brought money back into the country.
forced repatriation
1Return without consent
sending people back to their country when they do not want to go
- Human rights groups condemned the forced repatriation of asylum seekers.
- Survivors feared forced repatriation to a country where they could be imprisoned.
- They opposed the forced repatriation of the refugees.
medical repatriation
1Returning patient for care
bringing a sick or injured person home for medical care
- Her travel insurance covered medical repatriation after the accident.
- The patient was stable enough for medical repatriation by air ambulance.
- His insurance paid for medical repatriation.
profit repatriation
1Returning overseas profits
moving profits earned abroad back to the main company or home country
- The subsidiary paid a fee before profit repatriation to the parent company.
- Governments sometimes limit profit repatriation to protect foreign-currency reserves.
- Profit repatriation helped the company use cash at home.
repatriation flight
1Special flight home
a special plane that takes people back to their home country
- The embassy arranged a repatriation flight for citizens in the conflict zone.
- A repatriation flight brought 180 stranded travelers home after the airport reopened.
- They came home on a repatriation flight.
repatriation of remains
1Returning a deceased person
bringing a dead person's body or ashes back home
- The charity helped the family with the repatriation of remains.
- Officials arranged the repatriation of her remains to her hometown.
- The family asked for repatriation of his remains.
repatriation tax
1Tax on returned earnings
a tax paid when foreign profits or assets are brought back home
- The reform lowered the repatriation tax on overseas profits.
- Companies reviewed how the new repatriation tax would affect cash held abroad.
- The company paid a repatriation tax on foreign profits.
voluntary repatriation
1Return by personal choice
returning to your home country because you choose to
- The peace agreement made voluntary repatriation possible for thousands of refugees.
- The agency funds voluntary repatriation for migrants who want to return home.
- Voluntary repatriation means they choose to go home.