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

It will mean UK cars and whisky will be cheaper to export to India, and Indian textiles and jewellery cheaper to export to the UK as part of the multi-billion pound trade boost.

From BBC

The EU is the UK's most important export destination for steel, worth nearly £3bn and representing 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets.

From BBC

But other industries, like wine and distilled spirits, have seen sharp drops in exports too.

From BBC

Thompson denied its export permit, saying the strengthening of fisheries legislation in 2019 that made it illegal to use whales and dolphins for entertainment prohibited the move.

From BBC

Together, China's electric vehicles and batteries are now worth more than twice the value of its solar panel exports.

From BBC

Related Words

• dump 
• ship 
• smuggle 
• transport