export

[ verb ik-spawrt, -spohrt, ek-spawrt, -spohrt; noun, adjective ek-spawrt, -spohrt ]

/ verb ɪkˈspɔrt, -ˈspoʊrt, ˈɛk spɔrt, -spoʊrt; noun, adjective ˈɛk spɔrt, -spoʊrt /

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verb (used with object)

to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.

to send or transmit (ideas, institutions, etc.) to another place, especially to another country.

Computers. to save (documents, data, etc.) in a format usable by another software program.

verb (used without object)

to ship commodities to another country for sale, exchange, etc.

noun

the act of exporting; exportation: the export of coffee.

something that is exported; an article exported: Coffee is a major export of Colombia.

adjective

of or relating to the exportation of goods or to exportable goods: export duties.

produced for export: an export beer.

Origin of export

1475–85; < Latin exportāre to carry out, bear away, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + portāre to carry, bear

OTHER WORDS FROM export

ex·port·a·ble, adjective ex·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun ex·port·er, noun non·ex·port·a·ble, adjective

su·per·ex·port, noun su·per·ex·port, verb (used with object) un·ex·port·a·ble, adjective un·ex·port·ed, adjective un·ex·port·ing, adjective

Words nearby export

exponential function, exponential growth, exponential horn, exponentiation, exponible, export, export quota, export reject, export-import bank, exportation, exposal

Example sentences from the Web for export

Enforcement of U.S Code, Title VII, Chapter 25A “Export Standards for Grapes and Plums” remains fully funded, thank goodness.

Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving |P. J. O’Rourke |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Cuban cigars are world-renowned for their quality and craftsmanship, and Americans have loved this major Cuban export for decades.

Cigar Dealers Light Up Over Cuba News |Asawin Suebsaeng |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Some even saw it as an American plot to export infected monkeys to Sierra Leone.

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He singled out Iran, which he says is pursuing a “global mission” meant to export its violent revolution “to the entire world.”

Can We Lose the Violent Muslim Cliché? |Jay Parini |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Some time ago, I too left my comfortable life in Britain to export the idea of building a Khilafah [caliphate].

An Ex-Radical's Open Letter to ISIS Fighters: Quit Now While You Can! |Maajid Nawaz |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Before the war there was an average annual export of about 2,000 animals; but there is now a better local market than formerly.

Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products |William Bevan
They made trousers for export trade; one machined, one finished, and one pressed, brave old women all!

London's Underworld |Thomas Holmes
"Export value, eight and elevenpence," murmured a late arrival, one of the fifty practical men in the House.

The Secret of the League |Ernest Bramah
The export to the Soviet bloc of many other items is subject to limitations as to quantities permitted to be shipped.

East-West Trade Trends |Harold E. Stassen
The two principal articles of export were at that time green hides for Europe and the Paraguayan mat for Peru.

The Argentine in the Twentieth Century |Albert B. Martinez

British Dictionary definitions for export

export

noun (ˈɛkspɔːt)

(often plural)

goods (visible exports) or services (invisible exports) sold to a foreign country or countries
(as modifier)an export licence; export finance

verb (ɪkˈspɔːt, ˈɛkspɔːt)

to sell (goods or services) or ship (goods) to a foreign country or countries

(tr) to transmit or spread (an idea, social institution, etc) abroad

Compare import

Derived forms of export

exportable, adjective exportability, noun exporter, noun

Word Origin for export

C15: from Latin exportāre to carry away, from portāre to carry

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noun (ˈɛkspɔːt)

verb (ɪkˈspɔːt, ˈɛkspɔːt)

Derived forms of export

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export

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verb (used without object)

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adjective

Origin of export

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noun (ˈɛkspɔːt)

verb (ɪkˈspɔːt, ˈɛkspɔːt)

Derived forms of export

Word Origin for export

British Dictionary definitions for export