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Meaning of "foreign-owned" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOREIGN-OWNED

foreign-owned  [ˈfɒrɪnˌəʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOREIGN-OWNED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foreign-Owned is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FOREIGN-OWNED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Foreign ownership

Foreign ownership refers to the complete or majority ownership/control of a business or resource in a country by individuals who are not citizens of that country, or by companies whose headquarters are not in that country. Though foreign direct investment is usually appreciated, some nations see excessive foreign ownership as a problem, and might take actions against it. France is a prime example.

Definition of foreign-owned in the English dictionary

The definition of foreign-owned in the dictionary is owned by an individual who is resident in a different country or by a company whose headquarters are in a different country.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOREIGN-OWNED


bareboned
ˌbɛəˈbəʊnd
big-boned
ˌbɪɡˈbəʊnd
boned
bəʊnd
honed
həʊnd
mappemond
ˈmæpəˌməʊnd
preowned
ˌpriːˈəʊnd
rawboned
ˈrɔːˈbəʊnd
state-owned
ˌsteɪtˈəʊnd
stoned
stəʊnd
toned
təʊnd
unatoned
ˌʌnəˈtəʊnd
unboned
ʌnˈbəʊnd
unchaperoned
ʌnˈʃæpəˌrəʊnd
unmoaned
ʌnˈməʊnd
unowned
ʌnˈəʊnd
unstoned
ʌnˈstəʊnd
untoned
ʌnˈtəʊnd
unzoned
ʌnˈzəʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOREIGN-OWNED

foreign draft
foreign exchange
foreign exchange market
foreign exchange rate
foreign investment
foreign legion
foreign minister
foreign ministry
foreign mission
foreign national
foreign office
foreign policy
foreign relations
foreign secretary
foreign service
foreign-born
foreigner
foreignism
foreignly
foreignness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOREIGN-OWNED

awned
banned
combined
concerned
contained
determined
half-drowned
irrenowned
learned
ned
old-fashioned
pinned
planned
privately owned
renowned
trained
unbrowned
uncrowned
undefined
undrowned

Synonyms and antonyms of foreign-owned in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foreign-owned» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN-OWNED

Find out the translation of foreign-owned to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foreign-owned from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foreign-owned» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

外商独资
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de propiedad extranjera
570 millions of speakers

English

foreign-owned
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विदेशी स्वामित्व वाली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخارجية المملوكة لل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в иностранной собственности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de propriedade estrangeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদেশী মালিকানাধীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appartenant à des étrangers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Milik asing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in ausländischem Besitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外国所有
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외국인 소유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sing diduweni asing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sở hữu nước ngoài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெறப்பட்டன வெளிநாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विदेशी मालकीच्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yabancı olunan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di proprietà straniera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zagranicznym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в іноземній власності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu capital străin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξένης ιδιοκτησίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buitelandse besit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utlandsägd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Utenlandskeide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foreign-owned

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREIGN-OWNED»

The term «foreign-owned» is regularly used and occupies the 91.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREIGN-OWNED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foreign-owned» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foreign-owned» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foreign-owned

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOREIGN-OWNED»

Discover the use of foreign-owned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foreign-owned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Setting Up Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises in China: ...
Devising. Your. China. Investment. Strategy. 1 Pre-investment Considerations If you are contemplating setting up a business in China, you will need to consider what structure to use. But before deciding on the structure, you need to be sure of  ...
Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Andy Scott, Sam Woollard, 2011
2
The Labor Market Effects of Foreign-owned Firms
Third, they must have at least 30 employees in every sampled year. Fourth, they must be located in continental Portugal and cannot operate in the primary sector15.Thefinal sample is an unbalanced panel of 3,410 domestic firms, 194 foreign ...
3
Foreign Direct Investment in the U. S.: An Update, Review ...
The importance of the within-industry differences can be seen by examining the distribution of industries on the basis of the relative plant scale of foreign-owned and U.S. -owned establishments. As the following tabulation indicates, the ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1995
4
Foreign Direct Investment in the U. S.: An Update: Review ...
U.S. -owned establishments confirms that, although industry-mix effects dominate , within-industry differences are nonetheless important. In a significant number of industries, the productivity of foreign-owned establishments was higher than ...
Sumiye O. McGuire, 1994
5
Vietnam Business Law Handbook
One hundred percent foreign-owned projects were originally less encouraged under the law than other forms of investment. As a result, as of December 31, 1992, 100% foreign-owned projects accounted for less than 10% of the total foreign ...
Ibp Usa, USA International Business Publications, 2007
6
Globalization and Labor Conditions : Working Conditions and ...
than local companies; they employ relatively skilled workers, provide them with firm-specific training to complement the knowledge assets brought by many foreign owned firms, and adopt high-performance methods of work organization.
Graduate School of Business Stanford University Robert J. Flanagan Konosuke Matsushita Professor of International Labor Economics and Policy Analysis, 2006
7
Making Foreign Direct Investment Work for Sub-Saharan ...
A country's financial freedom (finance) positively and significantly mediates the productivity effect from partially foreign-owned firms, but has no effect on the productivity effect generated by fully foreign-owned firms (columns F and G, row 2 ).
Thomas Farole, Deborah Winkler, 2014
8
Foreign Ownership and the Consequences of Direct Investment ...
In this section, the use of advanced technologies at foreign- owned and domestic -owned plants is examined.8 Data from the SMT are used to examine technology use in domestic- and foreign-owned plants. The SMT provides information on ...
Douglas P. Woodward, Douglas William Nigh, 1998
9
Transition and Development in China: Towards Shared Growth
The purpose of attracting foreign- owned banks was mainly to introduce foreign capital and to improve financial services for foreign-owned enterprises. The establishment of the Beijing Office of the Japan Export-Import Bank in 1980 was the ...
Professor Ken Morita, 2012
10
Foreign Direct Investment and Integration Into Global ...
V. Foreign Firms and External Trade Foreign owned firms have shaped the dynamics of Poland's trade on both export and import side. Aggregate statistics in Table 4 reflect the growing importance of firms with foreign participation in Poland's ...
Bart?omiej Kami?ski, Beata K. Smarzynska Javorcik, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOREIGN-OWNED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foreign-owned is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Problem of illegal tour guides lingers amid boom in Chinese tourist …
Some Chinese guides had formed business networks to share benefits with foreign-owned tourism establishments that exploit Thai attractions ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
2
A new leader works on reshaping Citizens Bank - Business - The …
Van Saun is leading Citizens through a crucial time as it makes the transition from a foreign-owned subsidiary to an independent, publicly ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
How foreign firms rob KRA of billions yearly - Mediamax
It is on record that three years ago KRA launched investigations into tax evasions by foreign-owned export firms amounting to Sh85 billion. «K24 TV, Jul 15»
4
Two steps forward, one step back for brand owners hoping to join …
In January, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's (MIIT) announcement that wholly foreign-owned e-commerce enterprises ... «World Trademark Review, Jul 15»
5
China Allows Wholly Foreign-owned Hospitals: a Year On
Under these new regulations, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan may be home to foreign owned hospitals, ... «China Briefing, Jul 15»
6
US shippers push back in battle over Puerto Rico import costs
AMP still touts the act as critical to national security and says that without it, the United States would be dependent on foreign-owned and ... «The Fiscal Times, Jul 15»
7
Kasukuwere in dramatic clash with Zanu PF MP - New Zimbabwe.com
He added that there was need to complete the indigenisation exercise to cede 51 percent of shares in foreign-owned mines as required by law. «New Zimbabwe.com, Jul 15»
8
MakeMyTrip, RBL Bank, IRCTC in Fortune India Next 500 list - The …
There are 35 foreign-owned companies on the list with a 7.1 per cent share have seen a 7.9 per cent growth," Fortune said. Hindustan Copper ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
9
Citibank seeks go-ahead to boost Vietnam presence
Fully foreign-owned banks in Vietnam currently include HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L HSBA.L ), Standard Chartered (STAN.L STAN.L ), Australia ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
10
Uber bids to turn itself into ecommerce group in Indonesia
... country head of the company, with a pledge to establish the business as a foreign-owned entity that will be registered as an “internet portal”. «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Foreign-Owned [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/foreign-owned>. Apr 2024 ».
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