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

v.   tr.

  1. To send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or sale.

  2. To cause the spread of (an idea, for example) in another part of the world; transmit.

  3. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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Financial Dictionary

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.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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