domestically

1. inside a particular country rather than in other countries: 2. in a way…

Meaning of

domestically

in English


domestically


adverb


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l.i

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domestically


adverb


(

COUNTRY

)


Such a

policy

would be

unacceptable

both domestically and

internationally

.


The

movie

made $76 million domestically but only $1.3 million

abroad

.

The

bill


limits


sugar


imports

in

order

to

support

the

price

of domestically

produced


sugar

.

The

film

is being

distributed

domestically by Fox and

overseas

by Miramax.

Voters are

afraid

that

their


jobs

could be ”

outsourced

” to

countries

where

wages

are a

fraction

of what they are domestically.


Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation


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domestically


adverb


(

HOME

)

in a way that

relates

to someone’s

home

,

house

, or

family

:


I’ve never been so

happy


romantically

and domestically.


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domestic

The next

day

, the

trash

had been taken out, the

garage

was

swept

, I’d

mowed

the

lawn

, and I was

feeling

domestically

quite


proud

.

The

media


tries

to make us

believe

that all women are domestically

orientated

.


Home


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(Definition of

domestically

from the

Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus


© Cambridge University Press)

domestically

| Intermediate English


domestically


adverb


us


/

dəˈmes·tɪk·li

/


domestically


adverb


(

HOME

)

in a way that

relates

to the

home

,

house

, or

family

:


domestically

oriented


advertising


domestically


adverb


(

COUNTRY

)

in a way that

relates

to a person’s own

country

:


The

movie

took in $77.9 million domestically, but only made $9.1 million

overseas

.

(Definition of

domestically

from the

Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary


© Cambridge University Press)

Examples

of


domestically

domestically


The company has partnered with 29 hospitals in 14 countries and offers negotiated rates that are lower than those offered at hospitals

domestically

.

From

CNN


Harden said he wants people to look into buying products

domestically

before turning overseas.


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You have to effectively forget all of these other thousands of words that you have learned in order to play

domestically

.


The regime believes moving in this direction helps them

domestically

.

From

NPR


Cars 2 opened to lukewarm reviews and a smash box office, taking in $66 million

domestically

and another $42 million internationally during its opening weekend.

From

TIME


The original movie grossed only $45 million

domestically

and earned mixed reviews before achieving its cult classic status.


The feature film grossed an estimated $75 million

domestically

.


The film is tracking to be a hit

domestically

, and its huge international will be icing on the cake.


We can only produce 160 million tons

domestically

, but consumption is 260 million tons, how can this be sustained?


It’s time for the energy industry to start afresh with a new approach to environmental responsibility and risk management, both

domestically

and internationally.


It made just more than $50 million

domestically

, which was less than its reported budget.


But now, these drones are starting to be used

domestically

at an increasing rate.


Twenty of those films, accounting for $65 million worth of revenue, were

domestically

produced.


However, other

domestically

produced animation hopefuls have failed to shine.


Ivi, however, sees more opportunity in growing

domestically

first, since that is where the current — and potential — competition will be felt first.

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