country of origin
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The country in which a person or thing is deemed to have originated for the purposes of laws and regulations.
noun
The country in which the last stage of substantial transformation of goods occurred.
noun
The country in which the most important processing took place.
noun
The country in which a substantial amount of processing took place.
noun
Country of first publication.
Example Sentences
- "The country of origin of a manufactured article is held to be the country in which the article has been finished by a substantial amount of labor amounting to not less than one-fourth the cost of production of such article in condition as imported into Canada."
- "It says "Made in Mexico". I wonder if that is the real country of origin."
- "Reviewing your Hispanic business plan and marketing strategy through the lens of country of origin can help you uncover unique benefits or barriers."
- "Country-specific brand images and country of origin effects are key topics in this area."
- "The country of origin of the work is that in which the work is first published."