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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

Words nearby export

exponential function, exponential growth, exponential horn, exponentiation, exponible, export, export quota, export reject, export-import bank, exportation, exposal
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Words related to exporter

shopkeeper, trafficker, vendor, trader, broker, seller, operator, shipper, dealer, retailer, wholesaler, merchant, transporter, carrier, tycoon, businessperson, storekeeper, salesperson, sender, handler

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British Dictionary definitions for exporter

export

noun (ˈɛkspɔːt)

(often plural)
  1. goods (visible exports) or services (invisible exports) sold to a foreign country or countries
  2. (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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