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ex⋅por⋅ta⋅tion

[ek-spawr-tey-shuhn, -spohr-]
–noun
1. the act of exporting; the sending of commodities out of a country, typically in trade.
2. something exported.

Origin:
1600–10; < L exportātiōn- (s. of exportātiō), equiv. to exportāt(us) (ptp. of exportāre to export ) + -iōn- -ion
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ex·por·ta·tion   (ěk'spôr-tā'shən, -spōr-)   
n.  
  1. The act of exporting.

  2. Something exported; an export.

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