maquiladora

ma·qui·la·do·ra

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-kee-luh-dawr-uh; Spanish mah-kee-ah-daw-rah]
- /məˌki ləˈdɔr ə; Spanish mɑˌki ɑˈdɔ rɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-kee-luh-dawr-uh; Spanish mah-kee-ah-daw-rah]
- /məˌki ləˈdɔr ə; Spanish mɑˌki ɑˈdɔ rɑ/

Definitions of maquiladora word

noun plural maquiladora a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation. 1
noun maquiladora A factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the country of that company. 1
noun maquiladora a foreign-owned factory in Mexico which uses cheap Mexican labour to assemble products and then exports the products back to the country of origin 0
noun maquiladora a manufacturing facility under foreign ownership in Mexico, usually located close to the U.S. border: it is set up to take advantage of low taxes and wage rates 0

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Origin of maquiladora

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

1985-90; Mexican Spanish, perhaps < Spanish maquilar extract a toll

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Parts of speech for Maquiladora

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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maquiladora popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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