Export

/ˈɛks.pɔːt/ · adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to exportation or exports..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of or relating to exportation or exports.
2. (countable) Something that is exported.
3. (uncountable) The act of exporting.
4. (transitive) To carry away.
5. (transitive) To sell (goods) to a foreign country.
6. (transitive) To cause to spread in another part of the world.
7. (transitive, computing) To send (data) from one program to another.
8. (transitive) To put up (a child) for international adoption.

Example Sentences

Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.

The export of fish is forbidden in this country.

[They] export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy.

Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.

Jim is a nurseryman, specialising in clematis, and he has built up a business exporting 150 varieties to countries all over the world.

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Word Forms

• exports
• exporting
• exported

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