foreign entity
AmE: /ˈfɔːrən ˈɛntɪti/
foreign entities
Definition

Definition of foreign entity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
generalorganization from another country operating outside its home nation
  • The company partnered with a foreign entity to expand into Asia.
2.
lawTECH.legal organization created under the laws of another jurisdictionTECH.
  • The tax rules for a foreign entity differ from those for domestic corporations.
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Expressions with foreign

foreign muckn.
foreign food viewed with disdain
He refused to eat what he called foreign muck.
foreign tonguen.
language not native to a person or place
She struggled to learn the foreign tongue.
foreign countryn.
state outside one's own nation
They discussed policies affecting foreign countries.
foreign currencyn.
money used in a country other than one's own
He exchanged his dollars for foreign currency before his trip.
foreign languagen.
language not native to the speaker
She studied French as a foreign language in school.
foreign moneyn.
currency from a country other than one's own
She exchanged her dollars for foreign money at the airport.

Expressions with entity

physical entityn.
something that can be seen or touched
A rock is a physical entity.
separate entityn.
distinct and independent existence
The subsidiary operates as a separate entity from the parent company.
monolithic entityn.
system or structure that is indivisible and uniform
The corporation operated as a monolithic entity, with no room for individual input.
political entityn.
territory governed by a political authority
The United Nations recognizes it as a political entity.
legal entityn.
organization recognized by law as having rights and responsibilities
The corporation was established as a legal entity last year.
public entityn.
organization created or controlled by government to provide services for people
The local water authority is a public entity funded by taxes.
trading entityn.
business organization that legally buys and sells goods or services
The new trading entity will handle all online sales for the group.
abstract entityn.
something that exists only in the mind
Love is an abstract entity that we all feel.
geopolitical entityn.
region defined by geographical and political characteristics
The United Nations recognizes it as a geopolitical entity.
entity identifiern.
unique name or code used to tell one specific entity from others
Each customer record has an entity identifier in the database.

Terms related to foreign entity

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Terms with foreign entity included in their meaning

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foreign investmentn.
international finance
investment by a foreign entity in another country

Examples of foreign entity in a sentence

  • Data sharing with a foreign entity raised national security concerns.
  • Registering as a foreign entity allowed the firm to operate legally in that country.
  • Any foreign entity must disclose its ultimate beneficial owners under the new regulations.

View all translations of foreign entity

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  1. French:entité étrangère, ...
  2. German:ausländische Organisation, ausländische Rechtseinheit, ...
  3. Italian:entità straniera, entità estera, ...
  4. Spanish:entidad extranjera, persona jurídica extranjera, ...
  5. Portuguese:entidade estrangeira, pessoa coletiva estrangeira, ...
  6. Chinese:外国实体, 境外主体, ...
  7. Japanese:外国法人, 外国事業体, ...
  8. Arabic:كِيان أَجْنَبِيّ, شَرِكَةٌ أَجْنَبِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:יְשׁוּת זָרָה, תַּאֲגִיד זָר, ...
  10. Russian:иностранная организация, иностранное лицо, ...
  11. Ukrainian:іноземна організація, іноземний суб'єкт господарювання, ...
  12. Hindi:विदेशी इकाई, विदेशी कानूनी इकाई, ...

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