Cross-border

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Taking place across a border. not-comparable

    "As we have seen, cross-border exposures carry a risk for the lender as well as the investor."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Across a border. not-comparable

    "Working Cross-Border It must be assumed that working cross-border to prevent the spread of HIV/ AIDS is a good thing."

Example

More examples

"Some observers say COVID-19 could trigger an uptick in multilateralism and greater cross-border solidarity, much as the Spanish flu prompted the ushering in of public health care systems and the first international agencies to combat disease."

Etymology

From cross- + border.

Related phrases

cross-border ticket

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