export

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

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

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Definition of export

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

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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.

Recent Examples of export from the Web

About 500,000 cars were exported to the U.S. from German plants located in other countries, such as Mexico, meaning a breakdown of NAFTA could compound the damage.

— Washington Post, "Trump has long threatened to hike tariffs on European cars. German auto workers now fear he isn’t bluffing.," 22 June 2018
Perhaps as a result, 90 percent of their wines are exported.

— eric asimov, New York Times, "The Grape From Manchuela," 21 June 2018
While some electronics are likely smuggled, hundreds of thousands have been exported legally in previous years.

— bloomberg, Fortune, "If Trump and Kim Are Texting Each Other, It's Probably on an iPhone," 12 June 2018
They also are expected to hurt producers of other goods — such as crops and autos — exported overseas as other nations retaliate with tariffs of their own.

— todd spangler, Detroit Free Press, "Trump turns up pressure on Canada, Mexico with steel, aluminum tariffs," 31 May 2018
Nearly 40 percent of the crop is exported, and in some years, Wisconsin has accounted for more than half the world's supply of cranberries.

— rick barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin bracing for retaliation tariffs on Harley-Davidson and agricultural products," 31 May 2018
The plant was exported from Africa to coffee-producing countries.

— otis r. taylor jr., San Francisco Chronicle, "Oakland coffee roaster brews inclusivity," 28 May 2018
If a particular approach is held up by the courts, however, it could be exported to other states.

— eric limer, Popular Mechanics, "Senate Votes in Favor of Saving Net Neutrality," 16 May 2018
More than a billion and a half dollars’ worth of American wine, almost all of it Californian, is now exported, most of it to the European Union, which had once seemed to have plenty of wine of its own.

— adam gopnik, The New Yorker, "A Vintner’s Quest to Create a Truly American Wine," 14 May 2018

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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

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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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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In the late 1980s, after a global crash in the price of oil, Nigeria’s main export commodity, Nigeria was broke.

— ryan lenora brown, The Christian Science Monitor, "What noodles can teach us about Nigeria's reluctance on free trade," 9 July 2018
Castellanos said the port has an imbalance of more imports than exports because there has not been a steady ocean liner coming each month.

— phillip molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Port of San Diego lands large liner contract," 9 July 2018
If Trump tries to neutralize the effects on, say, diminished farm exports through the Roosevelt-era Commodity Credit Corporation, Congress will have to eventually pony up money to help cover the CCC’s losses.

— emily stewart, Vox, "Can the US-China trade war be stopped? 11 experts weigh in.," 8 July 2018
By rights, Brazilian exports Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves should have blossomed into one of IndyCar’s all-time rivalries.

— jim ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: IndyCar is just too dangerous for nasty rivalries," 7 July 2018
Such high rates of economic growth—stoked by new tax cuts and unusually high soybean exports—may not be sustainable.

— eric morath, WSJ, "U.S. Hiring Strong in June; Unemployment Rate Rises as More Enter Labor Force," 6 July 2018
Despite last year's record crop, the state’s largest agricultural export could be hurt by tariffs from China, if the nut's third-largest importer takes retaliatory measures against the tariffs issued by the Trump administration.

— julia sclafani, sacbee, "A record 2.45 billion-pound almond harvest could be hurt with Chinese tariffs," 6 July 2018
Qin pleaded not guilty to one count of visa fraud, one count of conspiring to commit violation of export regulations, and visa fraud charges, according to records.

— john r. ellement, BostonGlobe.com, "Wellesley man arrested in alleged export plot tied to marine equipment," 6 July 2018
In the United States alone, the recycling industry generates almost $18-billion in export sales annually.

— stacey mckenna, Cincinnati.com, "Recycling is easier — and better for the environment — than you think," 5 July 2018

First Known Use of export

1671

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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export

adjective ex·port \ ˈek-ˌspȯrt \

Definition of export

: of or relating to exportation or exports

export duties

Recent Examples of export from the Web

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

in the meaning defined above

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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

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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

Law Dictionary

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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