export

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verb

exported; exporting; exports

transitive verb

1
: to carry away : remove
2
: to carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)

intransitive verb

: to export something abroad
exportable adjective

export

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noun

ex·​port ˈek-ˌspȯrt How to pronounce export (audio)
1
: something exported
specifically : a commodity conveyed from one country or region to another for purposes of trade
2
: the act of exporting : exportation
the export of wheat

export

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adjective

ex·​port ˈek-ˌspȯrt How to pronounce export (audio)
: of or relating to exportation or exports
export duties

Examples of export in a Sentence

Verb countries that export oil to the U.S. Noun Exports to China have risen this year.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Ukraine has continued to export grain out of Odessa despite Russia last year exiting a deal that allowed cargo ships safe passage to sail along a corridor in the Black Sea. Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Ajak and Abraham Chol Keech, 44, of Utah, with conspiring to purchase and illegally export through a third country to South Sudan a cache of weapons in violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Control Reform Act. Anita Snow, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024 Water from the delta is diverted to areas throughout the state Water from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers flows through the delta, where some of it flows out to sea through the Suisun Marsh and San Francisco Bay, and some of it is exported to other areas of the state. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 In November, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Pyongyang has exported more than 1 million shells to Russia in 10 separate shipments since early August to support its war in Ukraine. Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024 Trump allies had worked to help Bolsonaro in his 2022 re-election bid, exporting some of Trump’s campaign strategies, including suggestions of voter fraud ahead of the election. Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024 Wagner may be earning over a billion dollars a year from illicitly bought and exported Sudanese gold. John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2024 The Adani Group is reacting to India’s ambition to become more self-reliant in defence manufacturing and export more arms. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 But there’s a complication: Korean law prevents arms from being exported to current war zones. Alan Murray, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024
Noun
Policies such as export controls and outbound investment restrictions have unintended consequences and will work only for a limited time. Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024 The company was in part hurt by a strong Chilean peso, which meant CCU could not maximize revenue for exports, including to the U.S. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024 Applied Materials and the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which is responsible for implementing export controls, declined to comment. Cagan Koc, Fortune Asia, 8 Mar. 2024 Odesa lies at the mouth of the Danube River and is crucial for Ukraine’s grain exports, which Russia has repeatedly tried to stem since launching its invasion. Anneclaire Stapleton, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 If some labels get downgraded later this year, though, that could deal a blow to the market, which is already reeling from an 8 percent drop in exports last year. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile, two Democratic senators last week introduced legislation that would indefinitely ban exports of U.S. oil and liquified natural gas to China. Mary Hui, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024 Sudan pockets $23 per barrel as transit fees for oil exports from South Sudan. Deng MacHol, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024 Turkey had expressed reservations over Sweden's support for Kurdish separatist groups and restrictions on arms exports to Turkey. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Thanks to the help of the horse transportation logistics company Peden Bloodstock, the team was sent to Europe for their pre-export quarantine and then to Japan. Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 30 July 2021 Those numbers correspond closely to the CPCA's non-export number in April, and total number in March. Chris Isidore and Laura He, CNN, 13 May 2021 Per the resolution, North Korea can no longer export coal, iron, lead, seafood, and a few other materials. Chas Danner, Daily Intelligencer, 5 Aug. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Latin exportare, from ex- + portare to carry — more at fare

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of export was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Export.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/export. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

export

1 of 2 verb
ex·​port ek-ˈspō(ə)rt How to pronounce export (audio) -ˈspȯ(ə)rt How to pronounce export (audio)
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt,
ˈek-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: to carry or send abroad especially for sale in another country
exportable adjective
exportation
ˌek-ˌspōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌspȯr-
-spər-
noun
exporter
ek-ˈspōrt-ər
-ˈspōrt-
ˈek-ˌ
noun

export

2 of 2 noun
ex·​port ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt How to pronounce export (audio)
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
1
: something that is exported
2
: an act of exporting
export adjective

Legal Definition

export

transitive verb
: to carry or send (as a commodity) to some other place (as another country)

intransitive verb

: to send something abroad
export noun
exportability noun
exportable adjective
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