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
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Example Sentences
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“I worry a bit about unintended consequences, however, as this could mean the Chinese buy even less total oil from the market, cut runs even more, and export even less.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"You keep seeing new names popping up, because Iran is adapting really quickly," said Mohammed Hammouda, an export control and sanctions manager at the London Stock Exchange.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The UAE is also Iran's third largest export destination, making up 12 percent of its exports, totalling more than $7 billion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Before going viral, the company had spent years learning how to manufacture at scale, train staff, export products and supply major retailers.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Egyptian farmers raised a wide variety of fruits and vegetables—harvesting rich vineyards, tending extensive orchards, and producing record amounts of grain for domestic use and for export.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
The lack of a final agreement means that new 50-percent duties impacting some $20 billion worth of goods, or 5.5 percent of Canadian exports to the United States, came into force.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Markets will look to that for insight into how corporate finances are faring amid persistently weak domestic consumption and surging exports, a trend reinforced by July’s economic activity figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A fall in the dollar means US goods exports become cheaper, but imported goods may become more expensive due to the weaker currency.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Concerns about steep U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods have eased after Canada avoided the threat of a 50% tariff on about $20 billion of its U.S.-bound exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Like Japan, which exports consumer electronics and imports beef from the United States and wheat from Australia, Chichen Itza apparently traded its way through the drought.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Gross domestic product increased 0.4% and 0.2% in the first and second quarters, respectively, mainly driven by strong demand for its exported goods, which could unwind in the months ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
China exported just under 600,000 cars and vans in 2019, according to Mobility Global.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Half of the 22 million motorcycles produced in China last year were exported, and nearly all brands are looking overseas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
From January through May, China exported $13.96 billion worth of solar cells and panels, up 26 percent from $11.07 billion during the same period last year, official customs data reviewed by AFP showed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Because of those laws, not much foreign beer gets exported to Germany, and because of inefficiency and high prices much less of that wonderful German beer than you would otherwise expect gets sold abroad.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Despite the heavy international sanctions, Iran found ways to continue exporting its oil, with China the biggest buyer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Work was continuing with other governments in Europe around the importing and exporting of zoo animals, the Defra spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
By 2012, Wang had co-founded what became Dongguan ICT Technology, an 80-person firm exporting automated robotic systems that assemble circuit boards used in virtually all modern electronics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Although far below its prewar totals, Saudi Arabia has been able to continue exporting millions of barrels of oil a day via its Red Sea port of Yanbu.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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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