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

Words nearby reimport

reimagine, reimburse, reimbursement, reimplant, reimplantation, reimport, reimpose, reimpression, Reims, rein, reincarnate

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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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