export

Formsexports, exporting, exported

Pluralexports

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To sell goods to people in another country.

   Like selling lemonade not just on your street but to people in another town.

   Many farmers want to export their fruit to Europe.

   Brazil exports coffee to countries around the world.

   Similarsell, ship

   Oppositeimport

2. 2
   nouncountable

   Something that one country sells to other countries.

   Rice is an important export for many Asian countries.

   Cars and phones are major exports for some countries.

   Oppositeimport

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The act of selling goods to other countries.

   The export of fresh fruit earns the local farmers good money.

   New rules made the export of wood much harder last year.

   Similarexportation, shipment

   Oppositeimport, importation

4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To send information from one computer program to another.

   Like translating a letter into a language your friend can read.

   You can export your contacts from one app to another.

   She exported the photos so she could edit them in a different program.

   Similaroutput, transfer, save

   Oppositeimport

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5. 5
   adjective

   Having to do with selling goods to other countries.

   The export business gives jobs to many people in the port city.

   The country put a new export tax on sugar.

6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To make something spread to another part of the world.

   Hollywood movies export American culture to people everywhere.

   The chain exported its style of fast food to many countries.

   Similarspread, transmit, introduce, disseminate

   Oppositeimport

7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To carry something away from a place.

   Strong winds can export dust from the desert to faraway places.

   The river exports mud and sand down to the sea.

   Similarremove

   Note
8. 8
   verbtransitive

   To send a child to another country to be adopted by a family there.

   The new law made it illegal to export children for adoption.

   In the past, some agencies exported many babies to richer countries.

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