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
American History I
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The United States
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Example Sentences
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President Trump also ruled out a diesel export ban, which would have tightened international products markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The mood was also helped by G7 leaders' decision to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from their reserves over four months and to "refrain from export restrictions on energy".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
"But narrowing a $112 billion deficit won't come from finding niche export sectors alone," he adds.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Gulf producers had pushed crude shipments back toward prewar levels using shuttle tankers and alternative export routes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The cotton the slaves were growing became the major export for this new country.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
For example, the U.S. reports far higher imports from Vietnam than exports reported by Vietnam to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"We don't want to export it to countries that could use Philippine ube varieties to compete with us," Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said last month while revealing the ban on raw ube exports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Shipping data show regional crude exports actually exceeded prewar levels on several days in late September as alternative routes and logistical adjustments keep barrels moving, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The surplus was driven by a 2.5% rise in exports to C$77.91 billion, fueled by U.S. importers rushing to buy goods ahead of new 50% tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The United States cut off oil exports to Japan.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
It hit around 360 billion euros in 2025, meaning the EU imported far more from the Asian nation than it exported there.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Refiners would need to cut back overall production if they run out of storage space for the diesel that they would have previously exported, meaning gasoline supplies would be constrained and prices would rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Between 60% and 70% of this exported fuel goes to Latin America.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The late 1700s were a heyday of botanical exploration, and orange trees from China were exported en masse across Europe to families who wanted to show off their newfound wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
He exported the video onto a DVD, so all we need to do is turn the TV on, switch to HDMI-3, and hit play.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
The kingdom has also resumed exporting oil via its East-West pipeline, which it has used to reroute most of its exports this year after the Iran war severely disrupted traffic through Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Among the chips Lui is accused of exporting to China are the Nvidia A100 and H100.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Oil exporting countries in the Gulf have also responded to Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz by exporting more crude oil overland via pipelines.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
While in theory, new U.S. refineries could be built with exports in mind, there’s a much better value-creation proposition in exporting crude, which the country has successfully done.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Executive Order prohibits U.S. persons from performing any contract in support of a commercial project in Yugoslavia, as well as from exporting services to Yugoslavia.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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