User:DTLHS/export

See also: Export

English

Homograph 1

1. (adjective, not comparable) of or relating to exportation or exports

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2. (noun, countable) something that is exported

   Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.

   Antonyms: import

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3. (noun, uncountable) the act of exporting

   The export of fish is forbidden in this country.

   Synonyms: exportation

   Antonyms: import, importation

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4. (verb, transitive) to carry away
   • Francis Bacon

     [They] export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy.

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5. (verb, transitive) to sell (goods) to a foreign country

   Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.

   antonyms: import

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6. (verb, transitive) to cause to spread in another part of the world

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7. (verb, transitive) (computing): to send (data) from one program to another

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8. (verb, transitive) to put up (a child) for international adoption.

Derived terms

• exportability
• exportable
• exportation
• exporter

Pronunciation

Noun

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛks.pɔː(ɹ)t/
• (US) enPR: ĕks'pôrt, IPA^(key): /ˈɛkspɔɹt/

Verb

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪksˈpɔː(ɹ)t/
• (US) enPR: ĭkspôrt', IPA^(key): /ɪksˈpɔɹt/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t

Etymology

From Latin exportare.