export
verb (used with object)
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
exports
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pluralof export.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof export (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
exportverb (used with object)to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
Example Sentences
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U.S. imports were higher than exports by about $106 billion in August, with the U.S. buying more products like crude oil, gold and semiconductors from abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"We don't want to export it to countries that could use Philippine ube varieties to compete with us," Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said last month while revealing the ban on raw ube exports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Excluding energy, Canadian exports were up a more modest 1.8% in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The surplus was driven by a 2.5% rise in exports to C$77.91 billion, fueled by U.S. importers rushing to buy goods ahead of new 50% tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The United States cut off oil exports to Japan.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
