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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Nearby words

exponential function, exponential growth, exponential horn, exponentiation, exponible, export, export quota, export reject, export-import bank, exportable, exportation

Origin of export

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

Related forms

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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Examples from the Web for exporter

Far from it, the continent had become a security “exporter,” contributing peacekeeping forces around the world.
How the ‘Realists’ Misjudged Ukraine|James Kirchick|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dan Gross on the rise of the American University as an exporter.
Give Me Your Studious: American Universities Are Prolific Exporters|Daniel Gross|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Israel has been an exporter of military power for most of its existence.
Israel's Shady Arms Deal|Stephen Kinzer|June 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
High density presses compress this cotton to 34 pounds per cubic foot, saving the exporter 20 per cent on steamship freight rates.
The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans|Thomas Ewing Dabney

Having bought a lot of coffee, the exporter's next step is to grade and to test it.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
The only difference is, that, if both were paid the exact sum so expended by them, the exporter of fish would get twice paid.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
Not that the price to the Chinese receiver would increase; the dues must fall upon the exporter.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
Besides the forfeiture of the goods, the exporter incurs the penalty of 3s.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations|Adam Smith

British Dictionary definitions for exporter

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 Formsexportable, adjectiveexportability, nounexporter, noun

Word Origin for export

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

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Word Origin and History for exporter

export

by 1610s; perhaps from late 15c., from Latin exportare "to carry out, send away," from ex- "away" (see ex-) + portare "carry" (see port (n.1)). The sense of "send out (commodities) from one country to another" is first recorded in English 1660s. The noun is from 1680s.