-orientated
suffix /-ɔː.ri.en.teɪ.tɪd/
/-ɔːr.i.en.teɪ.t̬ɪd/ UK (US -oriented)Definition
› showing the direction in which something is aimed: She wants to turn the company into a profit-orientated organization.General location and orientation
(Definition of -orientated suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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