cross-border
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cross-border
1890–95, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The governor said the tragedy underscored the "vulnerability of young people engaged in migratory and cross-border economic activities, often forced to pass through unstable areas in order to survive or seek better living conditions".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Hong Kong had $2.95 trillion of cross-border assets under management in 2025, while Switzerland had $2.946 trillion.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Some of its use cases include programmable treasury operations, real-time liquidity management and cross-border payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Ng noted that if Beijing "truly wants to accelerate" the internationalisation of China's yuan currency, "it will need to accept freer cross-border capital movement".
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
As a result of the close cross-border relationship, the economic downturn in the United States in 2001 had a negative impact on the Canadian economy.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
