export

[ik-spawrt, -spohrt, ek-spawrt, -spohrt, 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

Other Word Forms

• exportable adjective
• exportability noun
• exporter noun
• nonexportable adjective
• superexport verb (used with object)
• unexportable adjective
• unexported adjective
• unexporting 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

The German economy stagnated in the third quarter, narrowly dodging a recession, official data showed Thursday, hit by weakening exports as the country struggles to recover from a long downturn.

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While not the “complete” deal touted beforehand, lower tariffs in exchange for a crackdown on fentanyl-related exports mark a de-escalation of tensions.

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The U.S. and China reach an agreement on rare-earth export controls, with China deferring tighter restrictions for one year.

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The diverging policy paths threaten to complicate the ECB’s job by driving up the value of the euro, adding further pressure onto the bloc’s exports and inflation.

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The modified tobacco plants also exported the protein into their sap, confirming the mechanism.

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Related Words

• dump 
• ship 
• smuggle 
• transport