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

"Restarting oilfields and fixing damaged infrastructure is a gradual process, and producers will be cautious about ramping up output without reliable export routes," said Simone Tagliapietra, a fellow at Europe's Bruegel institute.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, new LNG terminals were mushrooming on the Gulf Coast, and Qatar was on track to expand its export capacity more than 40% starting around midyear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The export restrictions and price drop mean that the Spanish pork industry as a whole has already lost more than €600m since the crisis began, according to Unión de Uniones, a farmers' organisation.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The researchers found that while runoff and thawing are increasing across the region, the largest rise in carbon export is occurring in northwest Alaska.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Everything is made for export, to other Arab countries, to Europe, to America.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Related Words

• dump
• ship
• smuggle
• transport