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

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said last week he understood concerns about the rising euro, calling it "a considerable additional burden for the German export industry".

From Barron's

In Taiwan, export sales rose for the first time in nearly a year, said Annabel Fiddes at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Notably, new export orders returned to expansion territory after a contraction in December, primarily buoyed by increased demand from Southeast Asia and other overseas markets,” said Yao Yu, founder at RatingDog.

From The Wall Street Journal

The budget has also announced new mega-textiles parks to enhance India's exports competitiveness in the labour-intensive garments industry - expected to benefit from greater global market access following last week's India-EU free trade agreement.

From BBC

That has dealt a blow to a major sector that forms 80 percent of Bangladesh's export economy.

From Barron's

Related Words

• dump
• ship
• smuggle
• transport