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reimport

[ ree-im-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ ˌri ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /
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verb (used with object)
to import back into the country of exportation.
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Origin of reimport

First recorded in 1735–45; re- + import

OTHER WORDS FROM reimport

re·im·por·ta·tion, noun
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How to use reimport in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for reimport

reimport

verb (ˌriːɪmˈpɔːt, riːˈɪmpɔːt)
(tr) to import (goods manufactured from exported raw materials)
noun (riːˈɪmpɔːt)
the act of reimporting
a reimported commodity

Derived forms of reimport

reimportation, nounreimporter, noun
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