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noun

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as in import

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verb

as in to sell
to send a product to be sold in another country countries that export oil to the U.S.

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Recent Examples of export
Noun
In September, the country extended the export ban until the end of 2026 in the wake of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries. — Jamie Webster, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 His father ran an import-export business and his mother was a former fashion designer. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
Through Kuwasha, Vista Bean was introduced to additional coffee farmers who were growing coffee but did not have the knowledge or resources to process and export it. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026 And some projects like hydro dams may be permanently shelved, hindering Nepal’s ambitions to diversify its economy by exporting energy to neighbors like India and Bangladesh. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for export
Recent Examples of Synonyms for export
  1. import
  2. sell
  3. supply
  4. distribute
  5. trade
Noun
  • Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on Canadian goods and plans to ban the country's dairy, alcohol and auto imports later this month, drawing retaliation from Ottawa.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Underscoring consumers’ resilience, September is expected to be the busiest month of the year for import volume at the nation’s major container ports, according to the retail group’s Global Port Tracker.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • In 2015, a Tourbillon Souverain Blue in tantalum sold for 550,000 Swiss francs (about $547,000), four times the price of the platinum version.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Self-interrogation, of course, is often unpleasant and is not a prescription that is likely to sell many books.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of sell
Noun
  • The last of Lila and Amisha’s henchmen has fled with the remaining supply of poison aerosol, intending to detonate it, on Amisha’s orders, at a nightclub.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This could be because Tokyo has been replacing oil imports from the Middle East with American supplies, but paying a premium for them, Marcel Theliant, head of Asia-Pacific at Capital Economics, wrote in a note after the data release.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of supply
Verb
  • Engineers can connect the sensor with other systems and distribute threat information across a wider force.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The four-episode series brought 16 content creators together at a luxury ranch in Canada to compete in a series of challenges for a chance to win a share of $250,000, with the prize money distributed throughout the four days of the competition.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of distribute
Verb
  • In some ways Bartlow mirrors the choice of some fine dining chefs in Spain to trade perfectly plated still lifes for deep, homey flavors that cover every inch of the table.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Nico Daws, New Jersey Devils After trading Jacob Markström to Florida this summer, the Devils enter 2026-27 with Jake Allen and Nico Daws in the crease.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of trade

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