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inpatriate

inpatriate noun: an employee of a multinational company who is from a foreign country, but is transferred from a foreign subsidiary to the corporation’s headquarters.

Noun

inpatriate (plural inpatriates)

  1. An employee of a multinational company who is from a foreign country, but is transferred from a foreign subsidiary to the corporation’s headquarters.

Adjective

inpatriate (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to people who are inpatriates, or to inpatriation.

Forms of inpatriate

pluralinpatriates

Origin of inpatriate

Popularized in the 1990s. From expatriate, replacing ex- by in-. By surface analysis, in- + patriate.

Questions about inpatriate

What does inpatriate mean?
Inpatriate means an employee of a multinational company who is from a foreign country, but is transferred from a foreign subsidiary to the corporation’s headquarters.
What part of speech is inpatriate?
Inpatriate can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of inpatriate?
The plural of inpatriate is inpatriates.

Words near inpatriate in the dictionary

  1. inpaints
  2. inparliance
  3. inpat
  4. inpatient
  5. inpatients
  6. inpatriate
  7. inpatriates
  8. inpats
  9. inpayment
  10. inpayments
  11. INPE

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