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importation

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im·por·ta·tion  (mpôr-tshn, -pr-)
n.
1.
a. The act or business of importing.
b. The condition or process of being imported.
2. Something imported; an import.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.importation - the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
smuggling - secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
2.importationimportation - commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce
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French importation [ɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən] nimportation f
German importation [ɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən] import nImport m, Einfuhr f
Italian importation [ɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən] nimportazione f

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The difference between a direct importation from abroad, and an indirect importation through the channel of a neighboring State, in small parcels, according to time and opportunity, with the additional facilities of inland communication, must be palpable to every man of discernment.
The way China stopped the general use of opium was by stopping the cultivation and importation of opium.
So as the earth seemed a sea to him, in respect of the perpetual importation.
 
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