ex·port

(ĭk-spôrt′, ĕk′spôrt′)

v. ex·port·ed, ex·port·ing, ex·ports

v.tr.

1. To send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or sale.

2. To cause the spread of (an idea, for example) in another part of the world; transmit.

3. Computers

a. To send (data) from one program to another: "You'll need to export your spreadsheet file into a desktop publishing program" (Jon Pepper).

b. To use an application to store (data) on disk, usually for use by another program.

v.intr.

To send or transport abroad merchandise, especially for sale or trade.

n. (ĕk′spôrt′)

Exportation.

[Middle English exsport, from Latin exportāre : ex-, ex- + portāre, to carry; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

ex·port′a·bil′i·ty n.

ex·port′a·ble adj.

ex·port′er n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

exporting - the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country

exportation

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

Translations

exportateur

exporting

[ekˈspɔːtɪŋ]

A. ADJ → exportador

B. CPD exporting company N → empresa f exportadora
exporting country N → país m exportador

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Inquiries next morning brought the information, from the head of a rubber exporting firm with whom the professor was acquainted, that the Spaniard was regularly engaged in transporting parties into the interior, and was considered efficient, careful and as honest as pos- sible, considering the men he engaged as workers.

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Meanwhile, country earned US$197.694 million by exporting cotton cloth in first month of current financial year as compared the US$198.502 million of corresponding month of last year.

Raw cotton export increases 99.67% in first month of FY 2019-20

Exporting larger volumes of rice, wheat and sugar stokes domestic inflation, sometimes making these items too expensive for the poorer sections of the population

Something is wrong with our food exports

Export Bahrain offers SMEs with support services that help grow their scope of business by exporting their products and services and unlocking export opportunities in those markets.

Export Bahrain opens new opportunities for local firms

Among the SMEs surveyed, only 21 of the 480 respondents, or 4.4 percent, are currently exporting, and only 30, or 6.3 percent, intend to export in the next two years.

SMEs are missing out on export opportunities

Meanwhile, country earned US$ 583.627 million by exporting about 93,472 metric tons of bedwear as compared the exports of 93,391 metric tons valuing US$ 587.756 million of same period of last year, showing an increase of 2.89 percent.

Readymade garments worth US$ 599.260 million exported in 3 months

During the period from July-June, the country earned US$ 1.496 billion by exporting rice other then basmati as about 3.585 million tons of other rice exported as against the exports of 3.053 million tons worth US$ 1.153 billion of same period last year.

Wheat worth US$ 1.189 mln, 508.333 mln exported in FY 2017-18

According the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, during the period from July-May, 2017-18, country earned US$ 57.541 million by exporting about 34,969 metric tons of raw cotton as compared the exports of 25,349 metric tons valuing US$ 43.374 million.

Cotton exports grew by 32.66pc

The shopping spree in the European Union and the US -Pakistan's major exporting destinations - boosts manufacturing activities in the country.

Textile exports decline by 4.35% in July-October 2016/17 fiscal year

Auto parts are the highest-value component of Ohio's largest exporting sector, transportation equipment.

Exports from the Fourth District states

Dubai Exports, an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), Government of Dubai, revealed that in 2010, the Emirate has been exporting diverse products, such as gold and precious metals, sugar, plastics and food, in various target export markets particularly in South and West Asia.

REPORTS FROM GULF AND MIDDLE EAST