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ex⋅port
[v. ik-spawrt, -spohrt, ek-spawrt, -spohrt; n., adj. ek-spawrt, -spohrt] 
–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
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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| ex·port (ĭk-spôrt', -spōrt', ěk'spôrt', -spōrt') v. ex·port·ed, ex·port·ing, ex·ports v. tr.
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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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.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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Language Translation for : export
Spanish:
exportar,
German:
exportieren, ausführen,
Japanese:
輸出する
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Export
In international trade, goods that are shipped from one country to another.
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Goods that are made in the U.S. and sold in Japan are exported to Japan.
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What Is International Trade?
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Understanding The Current Account In The Balance Of Payments
Understanding The Capital And Financial Accounts In The Balance Of Payments
Current Account Deficits
See also: Absolute Advantage, Balance of Trade, Compartive Advantage, Dumping, Import
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export
- A good or service that is produced in one country and then sold to and consumed in another country. Because many companies are heavily dependent on exports for sales, any factors such as government policies or exchange rates that affect exports can have significant impact on corporate profits. Compare import. See also balance of trade.
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Main Entry: ex·port
Pronunciation: ek-'spOrt, 'ek-"spOrt
Function: transitive verb
: to carry or send (as a commodity) to some other place (as another country) intransitive verb : to send something abroad —ex·port /'ek-"spOrt/ noun —ex·por·ta·bil·i·ty /ek-"spOr-t&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun —ex·por·ta·ble /ek-'spOr-t&-b&l/ adjective
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