export

verb

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ex·port | \ ek-ˈspȯrt

, ˈek-ˌspȯrt-

exported; exporting; exports

Definition of export

(Entry 1 of 3)

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

export

noun

ex·port | \ ˈek-ˌspȯrt

Definition of export (Entry 2 of 3)

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

adjective

ex·port | \ ˈek-ˌspȯrt

Definition of export (Entry 3 of 3)

: of or relating to exportation or exports export duties

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Other Words from export

Verb

exportability \ (ˌ)ek-ˌspȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

exportable \ ek-ˈspȯr-tə-bəl

, ˈek-ˌspȯr-

\ adjective

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 Egypt and Tunisia also export fruits and vegetables to Russia. — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 5 Mar. 2022 Dragon fruit farmers in Vietnam, who export mostly to China, have been pushed heavily into debt. — New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022 America is positioned to play this role because of our abundant natural gas and our lead in the technologies and innovations needed to develop and export it as LNG. — Mike Sommers, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2022 What if the Congo, which produces 70% of the world’s cobalt, critical in semiconductor production, is unable or unwilling to export them? — Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021 The Savannah port is a conduit for companies that export abroad, especially Georgia kaolin, timber and poultry products on their way to Asia. — Greg Bluestein, ajc, 15 Apr. 2022 That makes their activities harder to unwind than those of companies that mainly export to Russia. — Nick Kostov, wsj.com, 23 Mar. 2022 For instance, the CBAM proposes levying a fee on the carbon content of imports, forcing non-European countries that export to the European bloc to reduce emissions on goods and services and use the revenue to support The European Green Deal. — Rouzbeh Amini, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021 Atkinson said the tax hike most hurts U.S. companies that export goods around the world and must compete with competitors in low-cost jurisdictions. — Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Bayraktar was now part of Erdoğan’s inner circle, and his drones were marketed for export. — The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Twenty-five million tons of Ukrainian grain aimed for export are blocked because of blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 7 May 2022 Ukraine, a leading grain grower, had some 14 million tons in storage available for export, but Russia’s blockade of the country’s Black Sea ports has prevented distribution. — New York Times, 6 May 2022 The United Nations warned that nearly 25 million tons of grain intended for export was stuck in Ukraine as a result of the fighting there, which has crippled infrastructure and resulted in a blockade of port cities like Mariupol. — Washington Post, 6 May 2022 For example: Of the 18 LNG export facilities FERC has ever approved, just nine have been built. — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 14 Mar. 2022 Most overseas export facilities currently in the works plan to get around that by converting it to denser ammonia first. — Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 15 Jan. 2022 That should increase to 13.9 billion cubic feet per day by the end of 2022 as new export facilities are completed. — Charles Riley, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022 These days, with several more export facilities online, particularly in the U.S., the proliferation of spot cargoes has created a market more sensitive to price swings. — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: 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 See More

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