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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBranch-plant
/ˈbrɑːntʃˌplɑːnt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A manufacturing plant or factory owned and operated by a company whose headquarters or primary operations are located in another region or country.
"The local economy suffered greatly when the multinational corporation decided to close its regional branch-plant."
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Relating to or characterized by the economic dependency on branch-plants rather than locally owned and generated industries.
"Economists warned that the region's branch-plant economy made it particularly vulnerable to global recessions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in economic geography during the mid-20th century, combining 'branch' (a local or subordinate division of a larger business) and 'plant' (a factory or industrial building). The term emerged to describe industrial facilities established in a region or country by a parent company headquartered elsewhere, often associated with multinational expansion and regional development policies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Branch-plant" is said worldwide
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usine succursale
Transliteration: yzin syʁkyʁsal
"La région dépend fortement des investissements étrangers et de l'implantation d'usines succursales."
Zweigwerk
Transliteration: tsvaɪ̯kˌvɛʁk
"Das neue Zweigwerk des Automobilkonzerns schuf hunderte Arbeitsplätze in der Region."
stabilimento filiale
Transliteration: stabilimento filiale
"La chiusura dello stabilimento filiale ha provocato una forte crisi occupazionale."
fábrica sucursal
Transliteration: faβɾika sukuɾsal
"La economía local depende en gran medida de las operaciones de esta fábrica sucursal."
fábrica filial
Transliteration: faβɾikɐ fiˈli.aɫ
"A multinacional decidiu expandir suas operações abrindo uma fábrica filial no nordeste."
शाखा संयंत्र
Transliteration: shakha sanyantra
"क्षेत्रीय विकास के लिए सरकार ने नई शाखा संयंत्र स्थापित करने की अनुमति दी।"
分厂
Transliteration: fēnchǎng
"这家跨国公司在该市建立了一家大型分厂。"
분공장
Transliteration: bungongjang
"본사는 지방에 새로운 분공장을 설립하여 생산 능력을 확대했다."
支店工場
Transliteration: shiten kōjō
"その地域経済は主に自動車メーカーの支店工場に依存している。"
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