export
Americanverb (used with object)
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exports,
present (3rd person singular)
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exported,
past participle, past
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exporting
present participle
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to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
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to send or transmit (ideas, institutions, etc.) to another place, especially to another country.
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Computers. to save (documents, data, etc.) in a format usable by another software program.
verb (used without object)
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exports,
present (3rd person singular)
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exported,
past participle, past
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exporting
present participle
noun
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exports
plural
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the act of exporting; exportation.
the export of coffee.
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something that is exported; an article exported.
Coffee is a major export of Colombia.
adjective
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of or relating to the exportation of goods or to exportable goods.
export duties.
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produced for export.
an export beer.
noun
verb
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to sell (goods or services) or ship (goods) to a foreign country or countries
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(tr) to transmit or spread (an idea, social institution, etc) abroad
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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exportabilitynoun
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exporternoun
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superexportnoun
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superexportverb (used with object)
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exportableadjective
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nonexportableadjective
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unexportableadjective
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unexportedadjective
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unexportingadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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exportsimple
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exportssimple
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have exportedperfect
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has exportedperfect
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am exportingprogressive
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are exportingprogressive
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is exportingprogressive
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have been exportingperfect progressive
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has been exportingperfect progressive
Past
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exportedsimple
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had exportedperfect
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was exportingprogressive
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were exportingprogressive
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had been exportingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of export
First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin exportāre “to carry out, carry away,” from ex- ex- 1 + portāre “to carry”
Explanation
To export something is to move it from its current location to a different territory. Some have been trying to export the American diet overseas by spreading McDonald's fries around the globe. The verb export comes from the Latin word exportare which means “to carry out” or “send away.” To export something is to move it across borders. You could export locally made fabric to wealthy European cities. When something is an export, it is a good, service or idea that is sent or sold to a foreign land: diamonds are a valuable African export.
Vocabulary lists containing export
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Example Sentences
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This is in line with its typically longer lag in reflecting global crude oil prices, even as both export and import prices of crude oil and petroleum products declined, Barclays said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
BAE Systems is set to pay $36 million for violating U.S. export restrictions on military technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Liquefied natural gas export prices likely increased more notably last month, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
China’s auto factories are building so many cars for export that the global shipping industry can’t keep up, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Paul Berger writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The wigs were so popular that the South Korean government banned the export of raw hair from its shores.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
The EIA showed a surprise — and major — build in U.S. commercial inventories of oil, thanks to fewer crude exports and a jump in imports, mostly from Venezuela.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Singapore will release its non-oil domestic exports data for July on Monday, indicating how trade is faring at the start of the second half of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Despite a pause in most tariffs following talks in May 2025, Washington and Beijing have continued to exchange sanctions, including restrictions on humanoid robots shipped to the US and tighter Chinese curbs on drone exports.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
High gasoline prices are giving a boost to China’s electric-vehicle exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Like Japan, which exports consumer electronics and imports beef from the United States and wheat from Australia, Chichen Itza apparently traded its way through the drought.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
In July, Tesla exported 66,330 units made at its Shanghai plant and sold 93,579 units to Chinese buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
From January through May, China exported $13.96 billion worth of solar cells and panels, up 26 percent from $11.07 billion during the same period last year, official customs data reviewed by AFP showed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Officials have confirmed 80 greyhounds were exported from New Zealand to Queensland through a chartered flight in April 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Ranchers in the U.S., which exported $9.3 billion in beef and beef products in 2025, say those staffing cuts could threaten their bottom lines.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
“This is why we’re so excited about this contest, Adam Costello. Some of the beautiful work of the human young will be exported to the stars.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
No longer just a producer of cheap consumer goods, China is exporting more high-value items that underpin global manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and other oil and gas exporting countries in the region could gradually resume normal exports while Iran remained economically isolated.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
He has dealt gemstones and later worked in trade, exporting used cars to countries like Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“They’re now exporting their technology out to the rest of the world, competing with American companies.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
In return for exporting bird of paradise plumes and spices, New Guineans received Southeast Asian goods, including even such luxury items as Dong Son bronze drums and Chinese porcelain.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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