export

[ verb ik-spawrt, -spohrt, ek-spawrt, -spohrt; noun, adjective ek-spawrt, -spohrt ]

/ verb ɪkˈspɔrt, -ˈspoʊrt, ˈɛk spɔrt, -spoʊrt; noun, adjective ˈɛk spɔrt, -spoʊrt /

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verb (used with object)

to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.

to send or transmit (ideas, institutions, etc.) to another place, especially to another country.

Computers. to save (documents, data, etc.) in a format usable by another software program.

verb (used without object)

to ship commodities to another country for sale, exchange, etc.

noun

the act of exporting; exportation: the export of coffee.

something that is exported; an article exported: Coffee is a major export of Colombia.

adjective

of or relating to the exportation of goods or to exportable goods: export duties.

produced for export: an export beer.

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Origin of export

1475–85; <Latin exportāre to carry out, bear away, equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + portāre to carry, bear

OTHER WORDS FROM export

ex·port·a·ble, adjectiveex·port·a·bil·i·ty, nounex·port·er, nounnon·ex·port·a·ble, adjective

su·per·ex·port, nounsu·per·ex·port, verb (used with object)un·ex·port·a·ble, adjectiveun·ex·port·ed, adjectiveun·ex·port·ing, adjective

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How to use export in a sentence

Still, he said, foreign-invested companies should be careful if their activities involve the export of technologies.
China is set to pass law restricting the export of sensitive technology|Claire Zillman, reporter|October 16, 2020|Fortune
Agricultural exports to China started rebounding in 2020, but are nowhere near their pre-trade war highs, as China has fallen short of its purchase commitments.
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.|by Lydia DePillis|October 13, 2020|ProPublica
Soybeans dominate American agriculture, it’s a $12, $13, $14 billion dollar a year set of exports to China.
This analyst says the U.S.-China trade deal targets were always ‘too aspirational’|Veta Chan|October 8, 2020|Fortune
Uganda last year witnessed record fish exports, bringing in a never-before $171 million in revenue.
Can Fish Farming Reduce Sexual Exploitation in East Africa?|Charu Kasturi|October 5, 2020|Ozy

In those days, the idea was to import natural gas for sale to American customers, not export it.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It.|by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica|October 1, 2020|ProPublica
But this just makes developing new exportable ideas all the more important.
How to Fix America's Trade Deficit|James Dyson|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A large proportion of the exportable produce of Canada is obliged to seek a market in the United States.
The Canadian Dominion|Oscar D. Skelton
The volume of exportable surplus products of the country rose rapidly after 1870.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
Encourage those industries which change raw materials into exportable finished products.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik van Loon
On reading over my letter I am doubtful whether this opinion respecting exportable commodities is correct.
Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823|David Ricardo
The first pillar of his laws contained a regulation respecting exportable produce.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for export

export

noun (ˈɛkspɔːt)

(often plural)

goods (visible exports) or services (invisible exports) sold to a foreign country or countries
(as modifier)an export licence; export finance

verb (ɪkˈspɔːt, ˈɛkspɔːt)

to sell (goods or services) or ship (goods) to a foreign country or countries

(tr) to transmit or spread (an idea, social institution, etc) abroad

Compare import

Derived forms of export

exportable, adjectiveexportability, nounexporter, noun

Word Origin for export

C15: from Latin exportāre to carry away, from portāre to carry

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