importation

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English import Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English importation From import + -ation.

1. The act or an instance of importing.
2. The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country.
3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.
4. The use of a term which consists of formally foreign elements.
5. The logical law (P→(Q→R))⇒((P∧Q)→R).