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Noun: foreign direct investment
  1. Investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)
     
  2. A joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company

Derived forms: foreign direct investments

Type of: investing, investment, joint venture

Encyclopedia: Foreign direct investment

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