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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Drones capable of flying at least 300 kilometers and larger drones are classified separately, remaining controlled for export.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
China’s auto factories are building so many cars for export that the global shipping industry can’t keep up, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Paul Berger writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
China’s next export boom may not come from another futuristic technology.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz normally carries roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and is the main export route for Gulf producers shipping crude to Asian markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
One general theory for the origin of aids goes at, during the late nineteen-sixties, a new and crative business grew up in Africa, the export of primates to industrialized countries for use in medical research.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Economic activity cooled as surging exports fueled by the AI boom failed to offset weakness in domestic demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The EIA showed a surprise — and major — build in U.S. commercial inventories of oil, thanks to fewer crude exports and a jump in imports, mostly from Venezuela.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Instead, rates are soaring again as carriers struggle to meet demand, largely because of Chinese auto exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Despite a pause in most tariffs following talks in May 2025, Washington and Beijing have continued to exchange sanctions, including restrictions on humanoid robots shipped to the US and tighter Chinese curbs on drone exports.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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
"Latiao are now exported to more than 160 countries worldwide, showing that the market is moving increasingly towards internationalisation," Li Manliang, Mala Wangzi's vice president, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Officials have confirmed 80 greyhounds were exported from New Zealand to Queensland through a chartered flight in April 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
They make electric cars and batteries that are sold in China and exported to various markets around the world, but not to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In the second half of June Iran exported about 50 million barrels of oil bound for eventual sale in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Fire Crabs are exported as pets but a special licence is necessary.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
BBC Verify understands that Baltiysk port has been the staging point for several ships exporting military materials to West Africa.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He has dealt gemstones and later worked in trade, exporting used cars to countries like Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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
As long as the economics support exporting diesel versus supplying the domestic market, those gallons will continue to head out of the U.S.,
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 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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