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
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
They're manufactured in Britain under a licensing scheme that allows different companies to export different weapons directly to Israel.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
His bid to popularize Mr. Liu’s novels was a rare attempt to export Chinese popular culture — something that has eluded China as its government yearns to wield the same soft power the United States commands with its movies, music and sports stars.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Looking beyond Afghanistan for places to attack, but with limited reach
The attack in Russia on a concert hall, and ISIS-K suicide bombers in Iran in January who killed about 100 worshipers, shows the group retains the ability to export attacks, one official said.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Kobayashi also said its products were exported to other countries, including China and Taiwan.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
In one study, researchers at the University of Arizona examined crop data for seven Western states and estimated that 20% of the region’s total alfalfa production was exported in 2022.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Most of the Pima cotton is exported to Bangladesh, Pakistan or India and from there transparency seems to be lost or is difficult.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The first attempt to export lobster beyond local regions as a de facto delicacy came when canneries were established there in 1841.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
The last time such artifacts were approved for export was during World War II, when Cambodia was occupied by Japanese forces.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
So Russia’s gas exports to Europe have fallen sharply because of the tensions over Ukraine over the last couple of years.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
The strike on the oil refinery was the 18th launched against Russian refineries with long-range drones since Ukraine began targeting them last October, a campaign that has shrunk Russia’s refining capacity and forced it to ban gasoline exports temporarily.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
This comes on top of the new US push to get allies to limit servicing of semiconductor equipment for Chinese firms and restrict exports of spare parts and chip chemicals to China.
—Mackenzie Hawkins, Fortune Asia, 2 Apr. 2024
One of Xi's biggest concerns is around U.S. exports of advanced chips.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The Port of Baltimore is one of the nation’s top 10 seaports by both value and tonnage, one of the fastest-growing over the last decade, and one that leads the nation in a host of export and import categories.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
For decades, Germany’s economy chugged along profitably, underpinned by exports to China and cheap gas from Russia.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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
Verb
Contaminated shrimp sold to U.S. grocery stores, ‘whistleblower’ says
Congress is looking into allegations that a processing plant in India that supplies major grocery stores has exported shrimp that was in violation of U.S. law.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
They're manufactured in Britain under a licensing scheme that allows different companies to export different weapons directly to Israel.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
His bid to popularize Mr. Liu’s novels was a rare attempt to export Chinese popular culture — something that has eluded China as its government yearns to wield the same soft power the United States commands with its movies, music and sports stars.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Looking beyond Afghanistan for places to attack, but with limited reach
The attack in Russia on a concert hall, and ISIS-K suicide bombers in Iran in January who killed about 100 worshipers, shows the group retains the ability to export attacks, one official said.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Kobayashi also said its products were exported to other countries, including China and Taiwan.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2024
In one study, researchers at the University of Arizona examined crop data for seven Western states and estimated that 20% of the region’s total alfalfa production was exported in 2022.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Most of the Pima cotton is exported to Bangladesh, Pakistan or India and from there transparency seems to be lost or is difficult.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The first attempt to export lobster beyond local regions as a de facto delicacy came when canneries were established there in 1841.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
Photo: Condé Nast Archive Maggie Rizer Staten Island’s most glamorous export walking for Balenciaga, fall 2024.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
The last time such artifacts were approved for export was during World War II, when Cambodia was occupied by Japanese forces.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
So Russia’s gas exports to Europe have fallen sharply because of the tensions over Ukraine over the last couple of years.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
The strike on the oil refinery was the 18th launched against Russian refineries with long-range drones since Ukraine began targeting them last October, a campaign that has shrunk Russia’s refining capacity and forced it to ban gasoline exports temporarily.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
This comes on top of the new US push to get allies to limit servicing of semiconductor equipment for Chinese firms and restrict exports of spare parts and chip chemicals to China.
—Mackenzie Hawkins, Fortune Asia, 2 Apr. 2024
One of Xi's biggest concerns is around U.S. exports of advanced chips.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The Port of Baltimore is one of the nation’s top 10 seaports by both value and tonnage, one of the fastest-growing over the last decade, and one that leads the nation in a host of export and import categories.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
For decades, Germany’s economy chugged along profitably, underpinned by exports to China and cheap gas from Russia.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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
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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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