Etymology
Origin of exportation
1600–10; < Latin exportātiōn- (stem of exportātiō ), equivalent to exportāt ( us ) (past participle of exportāre to export ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The department issued a general license allowing transactions relating to "the lifting, exportation, reexportation, sale, resale, supply, storage, marketing, purchase, delivery, or transportation of Venezuelan-origin oil."
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
The report found there was "little to evidence a consistent and widespread knowledge, understanding, or application" of mobile messaging apps, "including rules around retention, exportation, and deletion".
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
If he does not issue a license, exportation is not permitted under federal laws.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
Fish and Wildlife Service is blocking monkey imports, but the agency tells Science in an email that it “has not implemented any new policies banning the importation or exportation of non-human primates.”
From Science Magazine • May 4, 2023
We may be sure, however, that this exportation is transacted not simply for the emoluments of sale, but for the instruction of awful example.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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