ex·port ( k-spôrt , -sp rt , k spôrt , -sp rt )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. Computer Science 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.
[Middle English exsport, from Latin export re : ex-, ex- + port re, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·port a·bil i·ty n. ex·port a·ble adj. ex·port er n. |
export Noun
1. the sale of goods and services to a foreign country: a ban on the export of arms
2. exports goods or services sold to a foreign country
Verb
to sell goods or services or transport goods to a foreign country [Latin exportare to carry away]
exporter n
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| Noun | 1. | export - commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country |
| Verb | 1. | export - sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" smuggle - import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border" |
| 2. | export - transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programscomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" import - transfer (electronic data) into a database or document |
| 3. | export - cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
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