repatriatere·pat·ri·ate /riːˈpætrieɪtriːˈpeɪ-/ verb [transitiveT]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 [uncountableU]an increase in foreign investment and capital repatriation