export

American  

[ik-spawrt, -spohrt, ek-spawrt, -spohrt, ek-spawrt, -spohrt] / ɪkˈspɔrt, -ˈspoʊrt, ˈɛk spɔrt, -spoʊrt, ˈɛk spɔrt, -spoʊrt /

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.

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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 British  

noun

1. (often plural)

   1. goods ( visible exports ) or services ( invisible exports ) sold to a foreign country or countries

   2. ( as modifier )

      an export licence

      export finance

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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

Other Word Forms

• exportability noun
• exportable adjective
• exporter noun
• nonexportable adjective
• superexport noun
• unexportable adjective
• unexported adjective
• unexporting adjective

Etymology

Origin of export

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

Example Sentences

“Super Micro maintains a robust compliance program and is committed to full adherence to all applicable U.S. export and re-export control laws and regulations,” Super Micro said in a statement late Thursday.

From Barron's

A refinery in Saudi Arabia’s port city of Yanbu, currently the only export outlet for its crude, was also targeted on Thursday.

From Barron's

Super Micro Computer had placed two employees on leave and fired a contractor after charges of diverting U.S.-assembled servers to China, violating export control laws.

From The Wall Street Journal

The kingdom exported in total about 7 million barrels of crude and crude products per day before the war.

From MarketWatch

Chinese exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, even after reaching a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dump
• ship
• smuggle
• transport