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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Examples of export in a Sentence
countries that export oil to the U.S.
Recent Examples of export from the Web
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Gas-exporting nations most notably Russia, Qatar and Australia will also be exposed.
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Domestic refineries could invest more money to refine more light crude, leaving less to export.
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The U.S. has a comfortable supply, and Canada can export more.
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Such an arrangement could fit well with the Trump administration’s push to export American gas supplies.
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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.
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Of the 700,000 tonnes of fish landed in Britain each year, some 500,000 is exported, two-thirds of it to the EU.
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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.
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Sugar Shack Alliance member Vivienne Simon said the pipeline will simply act as a storage vessel, where natural gas will sit before being exported.
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Origin and Etymology of export
Middle English, from Latin exportare, from ex- + portare to carry — more at fare
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
Examples of export in a Sentence
Exports to China have risen this year.
Recent Examples of export from the Web
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Celine Dion, Canada's finest export — and that's saying a lot!
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For several decades, South Korea aggressively promoted nuclear power, both to cover the resource-poor country’s energy needs and as a potential export business.
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But how inconvenient a truth that last April, his government also approved export permits as part of a multi-billion-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a country infamous for their repressive crackdowns on the LGBTQ community.
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In that case, the country would see tariffs slapped on its exports to the bloc, its biggest trading partner.
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A large part of its exports are cocoa products, fillings and coatings made on halal-compliant equipment, Norhaini said.
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A 2015 Brookings Institute report said that the value of exports out of Mobile was $2.5 billion.
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Also included for the first time are discretionary measures the Trump administration could impose on investments by companies in Western countries on Russia energy export pipelines to Europe.
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Plus, don’t forget about treasured Norwegian export Kygo, the deejay who performed at Rio 2016's Closing Ceremonies.
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First Known Use of export
1671
Other Business Terms
Definition of export
: of or relating to exportation or exports export duties
First Known Use of export
1795
EXPORT Defined for English Language Learners
export
playDefinition of export for English Language Learners
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: to send a product to be sold in another country
export
playDefinition of export for English Language Learners
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: something that is exported : a product that is sent to another country to be sold there
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: the act of exporting something
EXPORT Defined for Kids
Definition of export for Students
exported
;exporting
: to send a product to another country to sell it
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
playLegal Definition of export
: to carry or send (as a commodity) to some other place (as another country)
intransitive verb
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