export
verb (used with object)
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
exporting
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present participleof export.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The trading house already has a major business exporting liquefied natural gas from the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The kingdom has also resumed exporting oil via its East-West pipeline, which it has used to reroute most of its exports this year after the Iran war severely disrupted traffic through Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Last year, federal prosecutors similarly charged two Chinese nationals living in Southern California with illegally exporting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of artificial intelligence microchips to China.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
While in theory, new U.S. refineries could be built with exports in mind, there’s a much better value-creation proposition in exporting crude, which the country has successfully done.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
He had acquired the concessions for other mines, was exporting fruit to foreign countries, had founded a construction firm, and Tres Marias, which had greatly expanded, was now the best hacienda in the area.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
