Definition of "repatriate" [re•pa•tri•ate]

• To restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin: repatriate war refugees. (verb-transitive)
• One who has been repatriated. (noun)

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• "The way we do it now is that when a multinational brings the money they earned overseas back home -- when they "repatriate" it, to use the more technical term -- we tax it at whatever the difference is between our corporate-tax rate and the corporate-tax rate they've already paid."
• "They want to 'repatriate' legal UK residents for god's sake!"
• "On Friday Industry Minister Luc Chatel tried to cast Renault's decision as evidence that the government's recent €6 billion aid plan was encouraging companies to "repatriate" production to France."