export

[ verb ik-spawrt, -spohrt, ek-spawrt, -spohrt; noun adjective ek-spawrt, -spohrt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
2. to send or transmit (ideas, institutions, etc.) to another place, especially to another country.
3. Computers. to save (documents, data, etc.) in a format usable by another software program.

verb (used without object)

1. to ship commodities to another country for sale, exchange, etc.

noun

1. the act of exporting; exportation:

   the export of coffee.

2. something that is exported; an article exported:

   Coffee is a major export of Colombia.

adjective

1. of or relating to the exportation of goods or to exportable goods:

   export duties.

2. produced for export:

   an export beer.

export

noun

1. often plural
   1. goods ( visible exports ) or services ( invisible exports ) sold to a foreign country or countries
   2. ( as modifier )

      export finance

      an export licence

verb

1. to sell (goods or services) or ship (goods) to a foreign country or countries
2. tr to transmit or spread (an idea, social institution, etc) abroad

Derived Forms

• exˌportaˈbility, noun
• exˈporter, noun
• exˈportable, adjective

Other Words From

• ex·porta·ble adjective
• ex·porta·bili·ty noun
• ex·porter noun
• nonex·porta·ble adjective
• super·export noun
• super·ex·port verb (used with object)
• unex·porta·ble adjective
• unex·ported adjective
• unex·porting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of export¹

First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin exportāre “to carry out, carry away,” from ex- ex- ¹ + portāre “to carry”

Word History and Origins

Origin of export¹

C15: from Latin exportāre to carry away, from portāre to carry

Example Sentences

Houston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.

From The Daily Beast

Enforcement of U.S Code, Title VII, Chapter 25A “Export Standards for Grapes and Plums” remains fully funded, thank goodness.

From The Daily Beast

Cuban cigars are world-renowned for their quality and craftsmanship, and Americans have loved this major Cuban export for decades.

From The Daily Beast

A limited edition export stout known as the Indra Kunindra came to wash it down.

From The Daily Beast

There were rising export numbers, education programs, and maternal health efforts.

From The Daily Beast

An act of parliament passed, authorizing the East India company to export their own tea, duty 3d.

From Project Gutenberg

It is interesting to note that some other articles of customary export showed large declines in 1915 as compared with 1914.

From Project Gutenberg

As a result, tobacco became the first important money crop and export of Virginia.

From Project Gutenberg

The planters cure by air-drying in sheds, and afterwards it is tied up in hands and baled for export.

From Project Gutenberg

The import and export duties are paid at the custom-house, between which and the treasury a monthly settlement takes place.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dump
• ship
• smuggle
• transport