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

Many of those automakers are also exporting a growing number of cars to other countries in Asia, Europe and Latin America.

From New York Times

Federal authorities arrested 41-year-old Shenghua Wen at his Ontario home, accusing him of violating sanctions law by exporting shipping containers full of firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

While the US has introduced strict legislation to ban all Xinjiang exports, Europe and the UK take a softer approach, allowing companies simply to self-regulate to ensure forced labour is not used in supply chains.

From BBC

The United States is a massive trading partner with Canada, receiving nearly all of the country's crude oil exports in 2023.

From Salon

Related Words

• dump
• ship
• smuggle
• transport