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Definition of export

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɔːt, ɛk-, ˈɛk-/

[with object]
  • send (goods or services) to another country for sale:nearly all the bananas produced were exported to Britain
  • spread or introduce (ideas and beliefs) to another country:the Greeks exported Hellenic culture around the Mediterranean basin
  • Computing transfer (data) in a format that can be used by other programs: the information can be exported to a database

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɛkspɔːt/

(usually exports)
  • a product or service sold abroad:wool and mohair were the principal exports
  • (exports) sales of goods or services abroad, or the revenue from such sales:meat exports
  • [mass noun] the selling and sending out of goods or services to other countries:the export of Western technology
  • [as modifier] of a high standard suitable for export:export ales

Derivatives

exportability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/

noun

exportable

adjective

exportation

Pronunciation: /-ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

exporter

Pronunciation: /-ˈspɔːtə/

noun

Origin:

late 15th century (in the sense 'take away'): from Latin exportare, from ex- 'out' + portare 'carry'. Current senses date from the 17th century

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