Export

//ˈɛks.pɔːt// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is exported. countable

    "Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia."

  2. 2
    commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of exporting. uncountable

    "The export of fish is forbidden in this country."

Verb
  1. 1
    To carry away. transitive

    "[They] export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy."

  2. 2
    cause to spread in another part of the world wordnet
  3. 3
    To sell (goods) to a foreign country. transitive

    "Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world."

  4. 4
    transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs wordnet
  5. 5
    To cause to spread in another part of the world. transitive
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  1. 6
    sell or transfer abroad wordnet
  2. 7
    To send (data) from one program to another. transitive
  3. 8
    To put up (a child) for international adoption. transitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to exportation or exports. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
exportationexportationair-expressairfreightairmailassign

Example

More examples

"The company is turning to export markets to make up for a decline in domestic sales."

Etymology

From Latin exportare.

Related phrases

co-exportco-exportexport subsidyinvisible exportre-export

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