ex·port
ek-ˈspȯrt 
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
exported; exporting; exports
1
: to carry away : remove
2
: to carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)
: to export something abroad
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
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
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
: 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
Reuters, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Most of the materials that come through the Harrisonville facility end up in the Midwest too — although plant manager Cooper said that some of its cardboard is exported to India, Malaysia and other countries to be repurposed into new cardboard.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
China’s factories are now exporting goods at prices that are often far below those of their competitors, helping to power its economy.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Senior Biden administration officials told reporters Wednesday that the Treasury Department will let expire on Thursday a license that allows companies under U.S. jurisdiction to engage with the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA to produce and export oil and gas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Ukraine's ability to import energy from European allies is also limited because, before the war, Ukraine exported energy to the rest of Europe.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
The fraudsters typically export the electronics back to China to resell them, according to Vollenweider.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2024
At the time, the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq had demonstrated America’s inability to employ immersive military and political means—in particular, counterinsurgency and nation-building—to export liberal democracy.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Around 2000, many eggshell fragments were illegally exported from Argentina into the commercial market.
—Evan Thomas Saitta, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Yuri Kageyama, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
Electronics and electronic technology, along with machines and chemicals, remain important exports from Germany to China.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The oil export facility, one of several license applications under federal review, is located 30 miles offshore of Brazoria County, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Although China has seen economic pressures hurt demand, it’s relied on exports to reinvigorate trade.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
On top of the property crisis, China is also grappling with local government debt, a stock market rout and a decline in exports and foreign direct investment amid geopolitical tensions.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
On the economic front, Putin’s war chest relies heavily on revenue from Chinese purchases of Russian exports.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
The conservative Freedom Caucus, for example, conditioned federal aid on several factors, including cutting the federal budget elsewhere, limiting how the money could be spent and tying it to the Biden administration’s policies on liquified natural gas export terminals.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
One of Xi's biggest concerns is around U.S. exports of advanced chips.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
But Volvo is eligible for tariff refunds under a law that awards them to firms with U.S. manufacturing operations — such as Volvo’s South Carolina plant — that also export similar products, according to U.S. trade law experts and a source familiar with Volvo’s tariff-avoidance strategy.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Most of the materials that come through the Harrisonville facility end up in the Midwest too — although plant manager Cooper said that some of its cardboard is exported to India, Malaysia and other countries to be repurposed into new cardboard.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
China’s factories are now exporting goods at prices that are often far below those of their competitors, helping to power its economy.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Senior Biden administration officials told reporters Wednesday that the Treasury Department will let expire on Thursday a license that allows companies under U.S. jurisdiction to engage with the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA to produce and export oil and gas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Ukraine's ability to import energy from European allies is also limited because, before the war, Ukraine exported energy to the rest of Europe.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
The fraudsters typically export the electronics back to China to resell them, according to Vollenweider.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2024
At the time, the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq had demonstrated America’s inability to employ immersive military and political means—in particular, counterinsurgency and nation-building—to export liberal democracy.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Around 2000, many eggshell fragments were illegally exported from Argentina into the commercial market.
—Evan Thomas Saitta, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Noun
Inbound tourism is booming, which counts statistically as an export.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
Electronics and electronic technology, along with machines and chemicals, remain important exports from Germany to China.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The oil export facility, one of several license applications under federal review, is located 30 miles offshore of Brazoria County, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Although China has seen economic pressures hurt demand, it’s relied on exports to reinvigorate trade.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
On top of the property crisis, China is also grappling with local government debt, a stock market rout and a decline in exports and foreign direct investment amid geopolitical tensions.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
On the economic front, Putin’s war chest relies heavily on revenue from Chinese purchases of Russian exports.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
The conservative Freedom Caucus, for example, conditioned federal aid on several factors, including cutting the federal budget elsewhere, limiting how the money could be spent and tying it to the Biden administration’s policies on liquified natural gas export terminals.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
One of Xi's biggest concerns is around U.S. exports of advanced chips.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
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export
1 of 2 verb
ex·port
ek-ˈspō(ə)rt
-ˈspȯ(ə)rt
-ˈspȯ(ə)rt
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt,
ˈek-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: to carry or send abroad especially for sale in another country
exportation
noun
ˌek-ˌspōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌspȯr-
-spər-
exporter
noun
ek-ˈspōrt-ər
-ˈspōrt-
ˈek-ˌ
export
2 of 2 noun
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
1
: something that is exported
2
: an act of exporting
export
adjective
Legal Definition
export
transitive verb
ex·port
ek-ˈspōrt, ˈek-ˌspōrt
: to carry or send (as a commodity) to some other place (as another country)
: to send something abroad
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