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export

verb

  1. to carry away
  2. to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  3. to cause to spread in another part of the world
  4. to put up (a child) for international adoption.
  5. to export a file - mostly in different format
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noun

  1. shipping the goods and services out of the port of a country
  2. quantity or value of goods shipped out of a country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛks.pɔːt/ / /ˈɛks.pɔɹt/ / /ˈɛks.po(ː)ɹt/ / /ɪksˈpɔːt/ / /ɪksˈpɔɹt/ / /ɪksˈpo(ː)ɹt/

adj

Etymology: From Latin exportare.

  1. Of or relating to exportation or exports.

noun

Etymology: From Latin exportare.

  1. Something that is exported.

    Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.

  2. The act of exporting.

    The export of fish is forbidden in this country.

verb

Etymology: From Latin exportare.

  1. To carry away.

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

  2. To sell (goods) to a foreign country.

    Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.

    Jim is a nurseryman, specialising in clematis, and he has built up a business exporting 150 varieties to countries all over the world.

  3. To cause to spread in another part of the world.
  4. To send (data) from one program to another.
  5. To put up (a child) for international adoption.