"remittance woman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: remittance women [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|remittance women}} remittance woman (plural remittance women)
  1. (chiefly historical) A woman paid a remittance to live abroad, especially because considered undesirable at home. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-remittance_woman-en-noun-7MN~2Yli Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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