country of origin

noun phrase

: the country where something or someone comes from

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If prices on goods increase because of country of origin, and sending goods internationally is already more expensive, that could see companies passing a higher portion of the cost on to their international customers. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 May 2025 Small-ship expedition cruises accounted for around two-thirds of all sailings, and the United States stood out with nearly triple the number of passengers as the next most popular country of origin. Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025 From there, manufacturers can consider value-adding to swap the product’s country of origin. Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Some were subsequently deported to their country of origin; the imprisonment of 110,000 Japanese citizens in 1942 was ordered separately in Executive Order 9066. Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for country of origin

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“Country of origin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20of%20origin. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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