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reimport

[ ree-im-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ ˌri ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /

verb (used with object)

to import back into the country of exportation.

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Words nearby reimport

reik, reiki, reimburse, reimplant, reimplantation, reimport, reimpose, reimpression, reims, rein, rein in

Origin of reimport

First recorded in 1735–45; re- + import

OTHER WORDS FROM reimport

re·im·por·ta·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for re-import

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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