remittance
Example Sentences
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The Middle East is home to roughly half of the more than two million Filipinos working overseas, and their remittances account for 10% of the economy.
From BBC
Nguyen adds that countries like the Philippines and India will experience a major contraction in overseas remittances from workers abroad, with a large number employed in and around the Middle East region.
From MarketWatch
For many workers, leaving is not an option having borrowed to pay recruitment agents for visas and jobs abroad and with families at home dependent on the remittances they send.
From Barron's
Many Nepalis work there, and more than a quarter of Nepal's GDP is made up of remittances, money sent home by workers.
From BBC
With a per capita GDP of roughly $1,500, the country relies heavily on remittances from overseas workers and tourism, particularly expeditions to Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
