export

verb ex·port \ ek-ˈspȯrt , ˈek-ˌspȯrt- \

Definition of export

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

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exportability

play \(ˌ)ek-ˌspȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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exportable

play \ek-ˈspȯr-tə-bəl, ˈek-ˌspȯr-\ adjective

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Examples of export in a Sentence

countries that export oil to the U.S.

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According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the company has been involved in exporting workers to generate revenue for the Kim regime.

— Bloomberg.com, "Sanctions on North Korea Inc. Hit Kim’s Secretive ‘Office 39’," 10 Aug. 2017
A break in the chain that exports grain from the Great Plains could send food prices soaring worldwide.

— scott canon, kansascity, "Climate shifts could clog food routes through Kansas City," 8 Aug. 2017
Gas-exporting nations most notably Russia, Qatar and Australia will also be exposed.

— jack farchy, Bloomberg.com, "What If Big Oil’s Bet on Gas Is Wrong?," 17 July 2017
Domestic refineries could invest more money to refine more light crude, leaving less to export.

— clifford krauss, Alaska Dispatch News, "Oil exports, illegal for decades, now fuel a Texas port boom," 6 July 2017
The U.S. has a comfortable supply, and Canada can export more.

— jeff wilson, Bloomberg.com, "Fear Not, Pasta Lovers: Your Meal Is Safe From Wheat Price Surge," 5 July 2017
Such an arrangement could fit well with the Trump administration’s push to export American gas supplies.

— vanessa gera, The Seattle Times, "Trump visit spotlights Three Seas plan for more energy ties," 5 July 2017
The spread of crack was born out of an overstock of cocaine in countries that exported to the United States, a luxury industry becoming a horrifyingly efficient distributor of cheap, mass-market goods.

— vanityfair.com, "Snowfall Provides Only Fleeting, Forgettable Highs," 5 July 2017
Of the 700,000 tonnes of fish landed in Britain each year, some 500,000 is exported, two-thirds of it to the EU.

— The Economist, "A spat about seafood shows the compromises that Brexit will force," 5 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of export

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

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First Known Use: 15th century

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export

noun ex·port \ ˈek-ˌspȯrt \

Definition of export

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

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Examples of export in a Sentence

Exports to China have risen this year.

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Countries like Australia and the United States are going to attempt to increase their LNG exports by the 2020s as well, so competition to replicate and improve this technology will only increase.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How Liquified Natural Gas Works," 25 Aug. 2017
But the Chi case, in addition to showing how porous the sanctions have been, underscore how the North Korean weapons program has relied on the country's coal exports to China - which were booming until earlier this year.

— peter whoriskey, chicagotribune.com, "How a Chinese entrepreneur evaded sanctions and financed North Korea's nuclear weapons program," 23 Aug. 2017
Exports of automobiles rose 13 percent in 2016 to $7.9 billion, and those numbers are so far holding steady this year, officials said.

— AL.com, "Alabama's cars, Birmingham bank in AL.com business news," 17 Aug. 2017
American railways carry two out of every three bushels of grain bound for export.

— scott canon, kansascity, "Climate shifts could clog food routes through Kansas City," 8 Aug. 2017
This forces Turkey to apply common external tariffs fixed by the EU, but that brings the advantage that there are no barriers or rules-of-origin checks on exports to the EU.

— The Economist, "The six flavours of Brexit," 22 July 2017
Besson worked in familiar genres but brought them alive with a propulsive and whimsical style unmistakably his own, and unmistakably apart from the strained seriousness of so many French exports.

— richard rushfield, vanityfair.com, "The Future of French Cinema May Be Riding on Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," 18 July 2017
This is, perhaps, our most important cultural export in the last few years, from hot Genghis Khan (Marco Polo) to to hot Houdini (Houdini and Doyle) to hot Mary, Queen of Scots (Reign).

— eric thurm, Esquire, "Will Is the Latest Attempt to Make History Sexy Again," 11 July 2017
Celine Dion, Canada's finest export — and that's saying a lot!

— laura beck, Cosmopolitan, "Here's 49-Year-Old Celine Dion Totally Naked and Looking Like Straight Up Royalty," 4 July 2017

First Known Use of export

1671

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export

adjective ex·port \ ˈek-ˌspȯrt \

Definition of export

:of or relating to exportation or exports

export duties

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Per the resolution, North Korea can no longer export coal, iron, lead, seafood, and a few other materials.

— chas danner, Daily Intelligencer, "UN Security Council Approves New Sanctions on North Korea," 5 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of export

1795

EXPORT Defined for English Language Learners

export

verb

Definition of export for English Language Learners

: to send a product to be sold in another country

export

noun

Definition of export for English Language Learners

: something that is exported : a product that is sent to another country to be sold there
: the act of exporting something

EXPORT Defined for Kids

export

verb ex·port \ ek-ˈspȯrt \

Definition of export for Students

exported; exporting

:to send a product to another country to sell it

export

noun ex·port \ ˈek-ˌspȯrt \

Definition of export for Students

1 :something that is sent to another country to be sold

Oil is Saudi Arabia's most important export.

2 :the act of sending a product to another country to be sold

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export

transitive verb ex·port \ ek-ˈspōrt, ˈek-ˌspōrt \

legal Definition of export

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

intransitive verb

:to send something abroad

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export

play \ˈek-ˌspōrt\ noun

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exportability

play \ek-ˌspōr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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exportable

play \ek-ˈspōr-tə-bəl\ adjective

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