Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or sale.
- intransitive verb To cause the spread of (an idea, for example) in another part of the world; transmit.
- intransitive verb To send (data) from one program to another.
- intransitive verb To use an application to store (data) on disk, usually for use by another program.
- intransitive verb To send or transport abroad merchandise, especially for sale or trade.
- noun Exportation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take or carry away.
- Specifically To send to a distant point, as commodities; send for sale or exchange to other countries or places.
- noun The act of exporting; exportation: as, to prohibit the export of grain.
- noun That which is exported; a commodity carried from one place or country to another for sale: generally in the plural.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To carry away; to remove.
- transitive verb To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of
import - noun The act of exporting; exportation.
- noun That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used chiefly in the plural,
exports .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or relating to
exportation or exports - noun countable something that is exported
- noun uncountable the act of exporting
- verb transitive to carry away
- verb transitive to sell (goods) to a foreign country
- verb transitive to cause to spread in another part of the world
- verb transitive, computing : to send (data) from one program to another
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
- verb sell or transfer abroad
- verb transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
- verb cause to spread in another part of the world
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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You see, the People's Democratic Republic of Oversees, led by His Imperial Overseer, has many fine exports, but their main export is fruitbaskets made from a special CO2 emitting material.
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I mean: consider that China keeps its currency set to help its exports, and underpins certain export sectors.
Crowd-Sourced Carbon Calculators (inspired by David Mackay) | Serendipity 2010
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He also said that the government is likely to clear a long-term export contract for iron-ore with Japan in the next 10 to 15 days.
MMTC: Taxes Hit Viability of India Iron-Ore Exports Biman Mukherji 2011
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I think that Mexico's biggest export is probably drugs.
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He also said that the government is likely to clear a long-term export contract for iron-ore with Japan in the next 10 to 15 days.
MMTC: Taxes Hit Viability of India Iron-Ore Exports Biman Mukherji 2011
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"The short-term export outlook is particularly challenging given events in the euro zone--our biggest export market," said Andrew Goodwin, senior economic advisor to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club.
U.K. Trade Deficit Widens More Than Expected Ainsley Thomson 2012
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Continue to prevaricate and pretend you don't yet support a plan to kill more soldiers for many years to come in a Third World country whose major export is 90% of the world's opium supply.
Biden: Too soon to say if more troops needed in Afghanistan 2009
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Whilst it is very positive to see the sector expanding strongly again, it's difficult to predict the impact of fluctuations in export markets, so the recovery may continue to be bumpy.
U.K. Manufacturing Growth Picks Up Ilona Billington 2010
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He also said that the government is likely to clear a long-term export contract for iron-ore with Japan in the next 10 to 15 days.
MMTC: Taxes Hit Viability of India Iron-Ore Exports Biman Mukherji 2011
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Whilst it is very positive to see the sector expanding strongly again, it's difficult to predict the impact of fluctuations in export markets, so the recovery may continue to be bumpy.
U.K. Private Sector on Hook for 1.6 Million Jobs Ilona Billington 2010
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