export
verb
ex·port
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exported;
exporting;
exports
Definition of export
(Entry 1 of 3)
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
export
noun
ex·port
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Definition of export (Entry 2 of 3)
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
adjective
ex·port
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Definition of export (Entry 3 of 3)
: of or relating to exportation or exports
export duties
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Other Words from export
Verb
exportability
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noun
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noun
exportable
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adjective
, ˈek-ˌspȯr-
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adjective
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
According to court records, the defendants negotiated the export of the engines and generators to Turkey, then re-exported to Iran. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Turk who exported Wisconsin boat equipment to Iranian navy sentenced," 29 Aug. 2019 Even our biggest, most popular stories exported around the globe — Hollywood movies — often erase and fail to show humanizing portrayals of Latinos. — Stacy L. Smith, Time, "Hollywood Has the Power to Combat Damaging Stereotypes About Latinos. Here's Proof That It's Utterly Failing," 27 Aug. 2019 The state produces roughly 15% of the country’s agricultural value, and, before the tariffs started taking a toll, exported just under $21 billion in value annually. — Gabrielle Canon, USA TODAY, "In California, Trump's trade war threatens permanent damage to some agriculture markets," 27 Aug. 2019 The Mets lost a pair of marquee assets in the disastrous Edwin Diaz-Robinson Cano deal, and exporting a starter for prospect capital was a calculated decision. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Dallas Keuchel Has Returned to Cy Young Form With Braves," 27 Aug. 2019 Library of Congress The bodies of the enslaved served as America’s largest financial asset, and they were forced to maintain America’s most exported commodity. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "How slavery became America’s first big business," 16 Aug. 2019 In order to protect Canadians, some advocates and policy experts suggested that Canada could begin controlling the export of pharmaceuticals, pass new laws simply banning exporting drugs meant for Canadians, or impose new tariffs. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Trump wants to import drugs from Canada. Canadians are furious," 12 Aug. 2019 The tit-for-tat taxes hit nearly all Alaska seafood; exempted were millions of pounds of frozen Alaska pink and chum salmon and cod that are sent to China for processing into fillets or portions and exported back to the US and other countries. — Anchorage Daily News, "Trump’s trade war with China takes a big bite out of Alaska and US seafood sales," 6 Aug. 2019 Since Germany is an exporting economy, the weaker the Euro, the better its economy fares. — Cheikh Ahmed Bamba Diagne, Quartz Africa, "How Francophone Africa’s France-backed CFA franc works and why it’s controversial," 2 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
American imports from China fell by 12 percent in the first half of the year, while exports to China dropped 19 percent. — New York Times, "As Trump Escalates Trade War, U.S. and China Move Further Apart With No End in Sight," 1 Sep. 2019 In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act prohibiting the export of US arms to belligerents. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 31 Aug. 2019 Although exports to America account for just a small share of overall GDP, the uncertainty has bruised corporate confidence. — The Economist, "China is calm as growth slows. But is it complacent?," 29 Aug. 2019 According to court records, the defendants negotiated the export of the engines and generators to Turkey, then re-exported to Iran. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Turk who exported Wisconsin boat equipment to Iranian navy sentenced," 29 Aug. 2019 Yesterday at the 18th triennial meeting of an international wildlife trade treaty, countries approved a proposal that limits the export of wild African elephants. — National Geographic, "African elephants can now only rarely be taken from the wild and sent to faraway zoos," 28 Aug. 2019 The most recent data show exports fell 13% during the first 20 days of August, with semiconductor sales plunging by 30%, according to the Korea Customs Service. — Jane Li, Quartz, "A deepening trade quarrel between Japan and South Korea is rattling smartphone makers," 26 Aug. 2019 Trade with China is only about 3 percent of GDP, and even with the current trade war, U.S. exports to China are likely to decline by only about $25 billion this year, barely 0.1 percent of GDP. — Scott Sumner, Twin Cities, "Scott Sumner: If and when the recession begins, it won’t be Trump’s fault," 23 Aug. 2019 There is a play with Egyptian cotton being luxurious and comfortable, and cotton being one of the main agricultural exports of the South during slavery. — Dallas News, "A Dallas art gallery examines identity in 'How It Looks To Be You In Egyptian Cotton'," 23 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Per the resolution, North Korea can no longer export coal, iron, lead, seafood, and a few other materials. — Chas Danner, Daily Intelligencer, "UN Security Council Approves New Sanctions on North Korea," 5 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'export.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for export
export
verb
English Language Learners Definition of export
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to send a product to be sold in another country
export
noun
English Language Learners Definition of export (Entry 2 of 2)
: something that is exported : a product that is sent to another country to be sold there
: the act of exporting something
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