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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The pipeline carries crude from Saudi Arabia’s eastern oil fields to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, providing an alternative export route when flows through the Strait of Hormuz are constrained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The UAE is also able to export some crude through its Fujairah’s pipeline, which carries about 1.6 million barrels a day.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
On trade, there is "room for progress on tariffs, agricultural purchases and selected export controls", Yue Su of The Economist Intelligence Unit told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The export ban honestly makes probably more sense to me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The cotton the slaves were growing became the major export for this new country.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
A drone attack that heavily damaged one of Saudi Arabia’s pipelines is expected to cause crude oil exports to fall by 400,000 barrels per day this month alone.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
He followed Naz in leaving the gym, linking up with one of its greatest exports, three-time world title challenger Herol 'Bomber' Graham.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Kim expects chip exports to jump 175% this year and 41% next year, with long-term agreements by semiconductor companies likely to help the country sustain strong exports and current-account surpluses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Total exports rose by more than 80%, with shipments to China doubling and those to the United States more than doubling.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Tony’s business interests are diverse: waste management, luxury auto exports, pharmaceuticals, etc.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
India is not merely a buyer: its refineries turn Russian crude into fuels that can then be exported.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Professor Spandler said there was evidence the practice was also exported to other countries, and that hundreds more people may have undergone the treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Goods exported in July to fellow European Union nations, alongside the U.K. and China, all fell back, but exports to the U.S. jumped almost 20% on month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Laos exported around two-thirds of its total generated electricity in 2023, according to the World Bank, but experts say that figure is now even higher.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
They ship most of the corn exported to other countries.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
This threatens Saudi Arabia’s strategy of dodging the risks of passage in the Strait of Hormuz by exporting its oil via its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Saudi Arabia produced 9.6 million barrels of crude a day in 2025, making it the world’s third-biggest oil producer behind the U.S. and Russia, exporting about two-thirds of its production.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
It began exporting its fuel abroad a few months ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Kharg Island - where one Iranian tanker was attacked in the latest round of strikes - hosts Iran's main terminal for exporting oil.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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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