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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

ex·port

[v. ik-spawrt, -spohrt, ek-spawrt, -spohrt; n., adj. ek-spawrt, -spohrt] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object)

1.	to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.

2.	to send or transmit (ideas, institutions, etc.) to another place, esp. to another country.

3.	Computers. to save (documents, data, etc.) in a format usable by another software program.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to ship commodities to another country for sale, exchange, etc.

–noun

5.	the act of exporting; exportation: the export of coffee.

6.	something that is exported; an article exported: Coffee is a major export of Colombia.

–adjective

7.	of or pertaining to the exportation of goods or to exportable goods: export duties.

8.	produced for export: an export beer.

[Origin: 1475–85; < L exportāre to carry out, bear away, equiv. to ex- ex-¹ + portāre to carry, bear

]

—Related forms

ex·port·a·ble, adjective

ex·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun

ex·port·er, noun

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

ex·port   (ĭk-spôrt', -spōrt', ěk'spôrt', -spōrt') Pronunciation Key
v.   ex·port·ed, ex·port·ing, ex·ports

v.   tr.

To send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or sale.
To cause the spread of (an idea, for example) in another part of the world; transmit.
Computer Science
1. To send (data) from one program to another: "You'll need to export your spreadsheet file into a desktop publishing program" (Jon Pepper).
2. To use an application to store (data) on disk, usually for use by another program.

v. intr.
To send or transport abroad merchandise, especially for sale or trade.

n. (ěk'spôrt', -spōrt')
Exportation.

[Middle English exsport, from Latin exportāre : ex-, ex- + portāre, to carry; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

ex·port'a·bil'i·ty n., ex·port'a·ble adj., ex·port'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
export (v.)

c.1485, from L. exportare, from ex- "away" + portare "carry" (see port (1)). The sense of "send out (commodities) from one country to another" is first recorded in Eng. 1665. The n. is from 1690.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

export
noun
1.	commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country [ant: import]
verb
1.	sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance" [ant: import]
2.	transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs [ant: import]
3.	cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"

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Export, PA (borough, FIPS 24432) Location: 40.41869 N, 79.62495 W
Population (1990): 981 (504 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15632

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Export

Ex*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exported; p. pr. & vb. n. Exporting.] [L. exportare, exportatum; ex out+portare to carry : cf. F. exporter. See Port demeanor.]

1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.]

[They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy. --Bacon.

2. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Export

Ex"port\, n. 1. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.

2. That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used chiefly in the plural, exports.

The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary course of their exports and imports. --A. Smith.

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