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Hipand Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

delocation

Hi everyone,

Can you explain me the meaning of delocation, is in the tittle of an article Im reading: Free Trade Agreements without delocation

an other example is: in ASEAN, the poorer nations fear delocation to larger more developed partners

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Hi, 'Delocation' is not a word in my dictionary. There are some hits in google, seemingly in economics contexts. I think the intended word may be 'dislocation', or else perhaps 'delocation' is formed from 'to locate in another place'.

— Clive

  • Hi, 'Delocation' is not a word in my dictionary.
  • There are some hits in google, seemingly in economics contexts.
  • I think the intended word may be 'dislocation', or else perhaps 'delocation' is formed from 'to locate in another place'.
  • I think the meaning probably refers to companies being forced to move from their location.
  • Cynically speaking, I would say that, although I and some others find English useful and effective for our everyday use, economists and the bureaucrats who write their regulations find that the English language is imperfect for their needs.
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Hi,

'Delocation' is not a word in my dictionary. There are some hits in google, seemingly in economics contexts.

I think the intended word may be 'dislocation', or else perhaps 'delocation' is formed from 'to locate in another place'. I think the meaning probably refers to companies being forced to move from their location.

Cynically speaking, I would say that, although
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Literally, we can say " free from local limitation. "
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