export

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

verb (used with object)

1. to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
2. to send or transmit (ideas, institutions, etc.) to another place, especially to another country.
3. Computers. to save (documents, data, etc.) in a format usable by another software program.

verb (used without object)

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

noun

1. the act of exporting; exportation:

   the export of coffee.

2. something that is exported; an article exported:

   Coffee is a major export of Colombia.

adjective

1. of or relating to the exportation of goods or to exportable goods:

   export duties.

2. produced for export:

   an export beer.

export

noun

1. often plural
   1. goods ( visible exports ) or services ( invisible exports ) sold to a foreign country or countries
   2. ( as modifier )

      an export licence

      export finance

verb

1. to sell (goods or services) or ship (goods) to a foreign country or countries
2. tr to transmit or spread (an idea, social institution, etc) abroad

Derived Forms

• exˈporter, noun
• exˈportable, adjective
• exˌportaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of export¹

First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin exportāre “to carry out, carry away,” from ex- ex- ¹ + portāre “to carry”

Word History and Origins

Origin of export¹

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

Example Sentences

But following talks with the UK, the Bulgarians have changed their customs regulations to say that only certain Turkish companies are licensed to export boats.

From BBC

It is often a key player in areas where business and national security interests collide, such as restricting technology exports to China or enacting tariffs to protect US steel.

From BBC

UK exports to India are worth £16.6 billion and the trading relationship with India was worth £42 billion in the 12 months before June 2024.

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So Africa’s largest oil producer has been exporting its crude which is then refined abroad, much to the delight of some well-connected traders.

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Domestic demand for vehicles has cooled in China, and China now has a strong car industry of its own, with an aggressive export policy.

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Related Words

• dump
• ship
• smuggle
• transport