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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

also used for export

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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