export

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verb

ex·​port ek-ˈspȯrt  ˈek-ˌspȯrt 

exported; exporting; exports

transitive verb

1

: to carry away : remove

2

: to carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)

intransitive verb

: to export something abroad

exportability

(ˌ)ek-ˌspȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

exportable

ek-ˈspȯr-tə-bəl  ˈek-ˌspȯr- 

adjective

export

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noun

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

export

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adjective

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

Verb

Pennsylvania residents also may see some of their natural gas exported to Europe to help break Vladimir Putin’s energy hold on that continent. —Daniel Markind, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

With these photographs, Box wants to address the commodification of food items exported to diasporic Caribbean communities around the world. —Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024

Noun

On Tuesday, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm issued a statement based off a new study that said unfettered exports of liquified natural gas could increase prices domestically and increase carbon emissions. —Josh Boak and Raf Casert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024

Under Yoon, South Korea improved relations with Japan, advanced trilateral cooperation with Japan and the U.S., joined the Chips 4 Alliance for semiconductor supply chains and export controls, invested in electric-vehicle-battery production in the United States, and supported Ukraine. —Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Latin exportare, from ex- + portare to carry — more at fare

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

Phrases Containing export

• re-export

Kids Definition

export

1 of 2 verb

ex·​port ek-ˈspō(ə)rt  -ˈspȯ(ə)rt 

ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt,

ˈek-ˌspȯ(ə)rt

: to carry or send abroad especially for sale in another country

exportable

-ˈspōrt-ə-bəl  -ˈspȯrt- 

adjective

exportation

ˌek-ˌspōr-ˈtā-shən

-ˌspȯr-

-spər-

noun

exporter

ek-ˈspōrt-ər

-ˈspōrt-

ˈek-ˌ

noun

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)

intransitive verb

: to send something abroad

export

ˈek-ˌspōrt 

noun

exportability

ek-ˌspōr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

exportable

ek-ˈspōr-tə-bəl 

adjective