export

I UK [ˈekspɔː(r)t] / US [ˈekˌspɔrt] noun
Word forms "export":
singular export plural exports economics ***

1) [uncountable] the practice or business of selling goods to another country

a new law controlling the export of works of art

for export:

They are now manufacturing more goods for export.

2) [countable] a product that is sold to another country

Agricultural products are the country's largest export.

export to/from:

There has been a rapid increase in oil exports to the West.

II UK [ɪkˈspɔː(r)t] / US [ɪkˈspɔrt] verb
Word forms "export":
present tense I/you/we/they export he/she/it exports present participle exporting past tense exported past participle exported
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1) [intransitive/transitive] economics to send a product to another country so that it can be sold there

Their flowers are exported around the world.

export something to/from something:

Weapons are being illegally exported to other countries.

2) [transitive] to introduce an idea, tradition, or activity into another country

nations that export terrorism

3) [transitive] computing to copy information from a computer system so it can be stored in another part of the computer or in a different form

Derived word:
exportation
UK [ˌekspɔː(r)ˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌekspɔrˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun uncountable
III UK [ˈekspɔː(r)t] / US [ˈekˌspɔrt] adjective economics

relating to or used in the sale of goods to another country

export earnings/credits/controls

an export licence/quota/tax/subsidy

export market:

Since 1956 the US has been Britain's largest export market.

export trade:

Current interest rates are causing damage to the export trade.