export
/ˈɛks.pɔɹt/noun, verb2 syllables
Export means: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country.
Synonyms for export2
noun, as in commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
exportation
Opposites of export
What does export mean?4
noun
1
commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
verb
1
sell or transfer abroad“we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance”
2
transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
3
cause to spread in another part of the world“The Russians exported Marxism to Africa”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Export in a sentence
- Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton.The_World_Factbook
- They export a lot of fruit, such as oranges, grapefruits and lemons.CK
- Online, businesses can export all over the world.Source_VOA
- Thanks to exports, the trade surplus is maintained.Igider
- Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, diamonds, and gold.The_World_Factbook
- Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports.The_World_Factbook
- Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and - in some years - electricity.The_World_Factbook
- The country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports.The_World_Factbook
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Forms of export
as a noun
- plural
- exports
as a verb
- past tense
- exported
- present participle
- exporting
- third-person singular
- exports
- past participle
- exported