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 )

      an export licence

      export finance

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

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

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

"Today, when we export the minerals, we export them in the interest of the African countries, different from what used to be in the colonial period when they were extracted without the consent of our indigenous people," he told the New York Times.

From BBC

But more and more African countries are considering reducing the export of raw materials to promote local processing.

From BBC

Li, a Chinese immigrant who started an export business in the U.S. and lived in New York, was detained in September 2016 after flying into Shanghai.

From Los Angeles Times

A sculpture created in Cornwall by Dame Barbara Hepworth has been given a temporary export bar to prevent it from leaving the UK.

From BBC

A decision on an export licence application for the sculpture will be deferred until 26 February 2025.

From BBC

Related Words

• dump
• ship
• smuggle
• transport