kawasan ekonomi khusus

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kawasan (“area”) +‎ ekonomi (“economy”) +‎ khusus (“special”), calque of English special economic zone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈwasan ekoˈnomi ˈxusʊs/

Noun

kawasan ekonomi khusus (plural kawasan-kawasan ekonomi khusus, first-person possessive kawasan ekonomi khususku, second-person possessive kawasan ekonomi khususmu, third-person possessive kawasan ekonomi khususnya)

1. special economic zone: an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country, to encourage investment and development especially through fiscal incentives.

Alternative forms

• KEK

Further reading

• “kawasan ekonomi khusus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.