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Meaning of 'export' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Export [ n.]
- The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.
- 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.
2 . Export [ v. t.]
- To carry away; to remove.
- 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; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.

Meaning of 'export' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . export [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to spread in another part of the world
Example in sentence:
  • The Russians exported Marxism to Africa
Meaning (2):
- sell or transfer abroad
Example in sentence:
  • we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance

Nearby Words:

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