inpatriate
An employee of a multinational company who is from a foreign country, but is…An employee of a multinational company who is from a foreign country, but is transferred from a foreign subsidiary to the corporation’s headquarters.
Meaning
1 sensesAn employee of a multinational company who is from a foreign country, but is transferred from a foreign subsidiary to the corporation’s headquarters.
Origin
Popularized in the 1990s. From expatriate, replacing ex- by in-. By surface analysis, in-Popularized in the 1990s. From expatriate, replacing ex- by in-. By surface analysis, in- + patriate.
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Forms
plural: inpatriates| Singular | inpatriate |
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See also
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