ex·port
ek-ˈspȯrt 
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
exported; exporting; exports
1
: to carry away : remove
2
: to carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)
: to export something abroad
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
1
: something exported
specifically
: a commodity conveyed from one country or region to another for purposes of trade
2
: the act of exporting : exportation
the export of wheat
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
: of or relating to exportation or exports
export duties
Examples of export in a Sentence
Verb
countries that export oil to the U.S.
Noun
Exports to China have risen this year.
Recent Examples on the Web
Evan Thomas Saitta, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
South Korean carmakers copied the Japanese playbook for exporting to Western markets, with Hyundai, Daewoo, and Kia striking deals with U.S. parts makers and shipping hundreds of thousands of models to the States.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
Aramco plans to spend $110 billion doubling its domestic LNG production and to begin exporting it within a few years.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
In one study, researchers at the University of Arizona examined crop data for seven Western states and estimated that 20% of the region’s total alfalfa production was exported in 2022.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The Netherlands exported nearly $88 million worth of tulip bulbs in 2022.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
Unable to sell goods to domestic buyers, Chinese companies are exporting their excess production abroad.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
Japan — the world’s top exporter of cars since 2017 — lost that title to China in 2023, exporting 4.42 million vehicles to China’s 4.91 million.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Contaminated shrimp sold to U.S. grocery stores, ‘whistleblower’ says
Congress is looking into allegations that a processing plant in India that supplies major grocery stores has exported shrimp that was in violation of U.S. law.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Yuri Kageyama, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
Electronics and electronic technology, along with machines and chemicals, remain important exports from Germany to China.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Iran is a big producer and member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries but exports most of its oil to China because of long-standing international sanctions.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
The oil export facility, one of several license applications under federal review, is located 30 miles offshore of Brazoria County, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Although China has seen economic pressures hurt demand, it’s relied on exports to reinvigorate trade.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
On top of the property crisis, China is also grappling with local government debt, a stock market rout and a decline in exports and foreign direct investment amid geopolitical tensions.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
On the economic front, Putin’s war chest relies heavily on revenue from Chinese purchases of Russian exports.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
The conservative Freedom Caucus, for example, conditioned federal aid on several factors, including cutting the federal budget elsewhere, limiting how the money could be spent and tying it to the Biden administration’s policies on liquified natural gas export terminals.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 30 July 2021
Those numbers correspond closely to the CPCA's non-export number in April, and total number in March.
—Chris Isidore and Laura He, CNN, 13 May 2021
Per the resolution, North Korea can no longer export coal, iron, lead, seafood, and a few other materials.
—Chas Danner, Daily Intelligencer, 5 Aug. 2017
Verb
Around 2000, many eggshell fragments were illegally exported from Argentina into the commercial market.
—Evan Thomas Saitta, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
South Korean carmakers copied the Japanese playbook for exporting to Western markets, with Hyundai, Daewoo, and Kia striking deals with U.S. parts makers and shipping hundreds of thousands of models to the States.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
Aramco plans to spend $110 billion doubling its domestic LNG production and to begin exporting it within a few years.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
In one study, researchers at the University of Arizona examined crop data for seven Western states and estimated that 20% of the region’s total alfalfa production was exported in 2022.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
The Netherlands exported nearly $88 million worth of tulip bulbs in 2022.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024
Unable to sell goods to domestic buyers, Chinese companies are exporting their excess production abroad.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
Japan — the world’s top exporter of cars since 2017 — lost that title to China in 2023, exporting 4.42 million vehicles to China’s 4.91 million.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Contaminated shrimp sold to U.S. grocery stores, ‘whistleblower’ says
Congress is looking into allegations that a processing plant in India that supplies major grocery stores has exported shrimp that was in violation of U.S. law.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Noun
Inbound tourism is booming, which counts statistically as an export.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
Electronics and electronic technology, along with machines and chemicals, remain important exports from Germany to China.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Iran is a big producer and member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries but exports most of its oil to China because of long-standing international sanctions.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
The oil export facility, one of several license applications under federal review, is located 30 miles offshore of Brazoria County, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Although China has seen economic pressures hurt demand, it’s relied on exports to reinvigorate trade.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
On top of the property crisis, China is also grappling with local government debt, a stock market rout and a decline in exports and foreign direct investment amid geopolitical tensions.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
On the economic front, Putin’s war chest relies heavily on revenue from Chinese purchases of Russian exports.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
The conservative Freedom Caucus, for example, conditioned federal aid on several factors, including cutting the federal budget elsewhere, limiting how the money could be spent and tying it to the Biden administration’s policies on liquified natural gas export terminals.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Thanks to the help of the horse transportation logistics company Peden Bloodstock, the team was sent to Europe for their pre-export quarantine and then to Japan.
—Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 30 July 2021
Those numbers correspond closely to the CPCA's non-export number in April, and total number in March.
—Chris Isidore and Laura He, CNN, 13 May 2021
Per the resolution, North Korea can no longer export coal, iron, lead, seafood, and a few other materials.
—Chas Danner, Daily Intelligencer, 5 Aug. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1795, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of export was
in the 15th century
Phrases Containing export
Dictionary Entries Near export
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“Export.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/export. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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export
1 of 2 verb
ex·port
ek-ˈspō(ə)rt
-ˈspȯ(ə)rt
-ˈspȯ(ə)rt
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt,
ˈek-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: to carry or send abroad especially for sale in another country
exportation
noun
ˌek-ˌspōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌspȯr-
-spər-
exporter
noun
ek-ˈspōrt-ər
-ˈspōrt-
ˈek-ˌ
export
2 of 2 noun
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
1
: something that is exported
2
: an act of exporting
export
adjective
Legal Definition
export
transitive verb
ex·port
ek-ˈspōrt, ˈek-ˌspōrt
: to carry or send (as a commodity) to some other place (as another country)
: to send something abroad
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