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Origin of export
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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
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Derived forms of export
exportable, adjectiveexportability, nounexporter, nounWord Origin for export
C15: from Latin exportāre to carry away, from portāre to carry
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