Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense exports, present participle exporting, past tense, past participle exportedpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (ɪkspɔːʳt). The noun is pronounced (ekspɔːʳt).
1. verb
To export products or raw materials means to sell them to another country.
The nation also exports rice. [VERB noun]
They expect the antibiotic products to be exported to Southeast Asia and Africa. [beVERB-ed + to]
To earn foreign exchange we must export. [VERB]
[Also VERB noun + to]
Export is also a noun.
...the production and export of cheap casual wear. [+ of]
A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export.
...illegal arms exports.
2. countable noun
Exports are goods which are sold to another country and sent there.
He did this to promote American exports.
Ghana's main export is cocoa.
Synonyms: foreign trade, international trade, overseas trade More Synonyms of export
3. verb
To export something means to introduce it into another country or make it happen there.
It has exported inflation at times. [VERB noun]
...hecklers who said the deal would export jobs to Mexico. [VERB noun + to]
4. verb
In computing, if you export files or information from one type of software into another type, you change their format so that they can be used in the new software.
Its maps can be exported in the GPX file format. [beVERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun]
More Synonyms of export
export in British English
noun (ˈɛkspɔːt)
1.
a. (often plural)
goods (visible exports) or services (invisible exports) sold to a foreign country or countries
b.
(as modifier)
an export licence
export finance
verb (ɪkˈspɔːt, ˈɛkspɔːt)
2.
to sell (goods or services) or ship (goods) to a foreign country or countries
3. (transitive)
to transmit or spread (an idea, social institution, etc) abroad
Compare import
Derived forms
exportable (exˈportable)
adjective
exportability (exˌportaˈbility)
noun
exporter (exˈporter)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin exportāre to carry away, from portāre to carry
export in American English
(ɛkˈspɔrt; ɪkˈspɔrt; also, and for n. & adj. always, ˈɛksˌpɔrt)
verb transitive
1.
to carry or send (goods) to another country or other countries, esp. for purposes of sale
2.
to carry or send (ideas, culture, etc.) from one place to another
3. Obsolete
to carry off; transport
noun
4.
something exported
5.
the act or process of exporting
adjective
6.
of or for exporting or exports
Derived forms
exportable (exˈportable)
adjective
exporter (exˈporter)
noun
Word origin
L exportare < ex-, out + portare, to carry: see port2
export in Retail1
(ɛkspɔrt)
Word forms: (regular plural) exports
noun
(Retail: Distribution)
Exports are goods or services sent out from one country for sale in another country.
These items are highly demanded by our customers and are popular in the nationalas well as in the international export market.
Although they do supply local retailers, most of the manufacturer's turnover comesfrom exports, especially to the European market.
Exports are goods or services send out from one country for sale in another country.
import, import
export in Retail2
(ɪkspɔrt)
Word forms: (present) exports, (past) exported, (perfect) exported, (progressive) exporting
verb
(Retail: Distribution)
Companies export their goods or services when they send them out of their own country to be sold inanother country, or countries.
Almost half of its products are exported, with the remainder sold in the home market.
Most Scotch whisky is exported making it an important contributor to the economy.
Companies export their goods or services when they send them out of their own country to be sold inanother country, or countries.
import, import
Examples of 'export' in a sentence
export
British exports did not pick up in the way that most forecasters had expected.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In his conference speech yesterday he insisted again that the proportion of British companies who export was too low.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
China's foreign trade figures confounded expectations last month as exports from the country grew for the first time in nine months.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is still in decline outside China, partly because of those well publicised cheap exports.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Pound rallied yesterday after the speech, which means imports will appear cheaper and exporting difficult.
The Sun (2017)
Yet only 11 per cent of British companies export at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The company accounts for 1.4 per cent of all British exports.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It accounts for 1.4 per cent of British exports.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This includes applying for export licences, when they are required, and complying strictly with their terms and conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Trade in goods is known as visible exports and trade in services is known as invisible exports.
Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990)
The first was that the projected rise in exports was unrealistic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The aim of a devaluation is to make exports cheaper and imports more expensive.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We also can export our new knowledge to treat ebola globally.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This huge and prolonged devaluation was expected to boost exports.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They cannot be taken on broad without an export licence.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It includes both visible and invisible imports and exports and flows of capital between countries.
Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990)
It also has a large forestry industry and one of its main exports is log cabins.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We need to see a handover to business investment and exports.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The extent to which firms depend on exports will also affect the pattern of industrial concentration.
Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990)
The ban in cereal exports is expected to come into force today.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This was led by exports and investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They are earning billions in exports.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is certainly not very encouraging for British exports.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
More can be done to help, especially around the challenge of exporting abroad.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The news will be a boost to Japanese companies because it makes exports cheaper.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The plunging global economy is wreaking havoc with British exports.
The Sun (2009)
Sugar and rum are still two of the island's main exports.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He's now exporting them abroad.
The Sun (2012)
Live cattle and beef exports were banned to stop the spread of BSE.
The Sun (2006)
Beef exports have been patchy since the BSE crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Free enterprise provides the exports, visible and invisible, to pay for our imports.
Eccleshall, Robert English Conservatism since the Restoration: An introduction and anthology (1990)
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In other languages
export
British English: export /ˈɛkspɔːt/ NOUN
Export is the selling of products or raw materials to another country.
...the production and export of clothing.
American English: export
Arabic: صادِر تصدير
Brazilian Portuguese: exportação
Chinese: 出口
Croatian: izvoz
Czech: vývoz
Danish: eksport
Dutch: export
European Spanish: exportación
Finnish: vienti
French: exportation
German: Export
Greek: εξαγωγή
Italian: esportazione
Japanese: 輸出
Korean: 수출
Norwegian: eksport
Polish: eksport
European Portuguese: exportação
Romanian: export
Russian: экспорт
Latin American Spanish: exportación
Swedish: export
Thai: การส่งออก
Turkish: ihracat
Ukrainian: експорт
Vietnamese: sự xuất khẩu
British English: export /eksˈpɔːt/ VERB
To export products or raw materials means to sell them to another country.
The nation also exports beef.
To earn foreign exchange we must export.
American English: export
Arabic: يُصَدِّرُ
Brazilian Portuguese: exportar
Chinese: 出口
Croatian: izvoziti
Czech: vyvážet
Danish: eksportere
Dutch: exporteren
European Spanish: exportar
Finnish: viedä maasta
French: exporter
German: exportieren
Greek: εξάγω
Italian: esportare
Japanese: 輸出する
Korean: 수출하다
Norwegian: eksportere
Polish: wyeksportować
European Portuguese: exportar
Romanian: a exporta
Russian: экспортировать
Latin American Spanish: exportar
Swedish: exportera
Thai: ส่งออก
Turkish: ihraç etmek
Ukrainian: експортувати
Vietnamese: xuất khẩu
All related terms of 'export'
re-export
to export ( imported goods), esp after processing
export duty
a government tax paid on goods exported from a country
export agent
an person who acts on behalf of a business to develop a market for a product or service in a foreign country
export credit
a loan extended to an importer by a bank in the country of the exporter in order to finance an export operation
export drive
a united effort to increase a country's exports
export growth
The growth of something such as an industry, organization, or idea is its development in size, wealth , or importance .
export house
a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export
export reject
an article that fails to meet a standard of quality required for export and that is sold on the home market
export trade
the area of business or industry concerned with the export of goods or services
import-export
international trade and exchange of goods, products and services
export earnings
the earnings of a company or country that are generated through the export of goods or services
export invoice
a document issued by an exporter to an importer listing the goods or services supplied and stating the sum of money due
export licence
a document issued by a government granting permission to a company to export certain goods or services
export manager
a person who is responsible for running the export department of a business organization
export-oriented
(of an industry, company, etc) mainly concerned with the export of goods or services
export department
the department of a business concerned with the export of the business's goods or services
export opportunity
An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do.
export-orientated
(of an industry , company , etc) mainly concerned with the export of goods or services
export restrictions
A restriction is an official rule that limits what you can do or that limits the amount or size of something.
gold export point
an exchange rate at which it is as cheap to settle international accounts by exporting gold bullion as by buying bills of exchange
import-export trade
international trade and exchange of goods, products and services
Export Credit Guarantee Department
(formerly) an agency providing insurance to exporters of British goods and services
Queen's Award for Export Achievement
an award instituted by royal warrant (1976) for a sustained increase in export earnings by a British firm
Chinese translation of 'export'
export
(vbɛksˈpɔːt; nˈɛkspɔːt)
vt
[goods, ideas, problems, file]输(輸)出 (shūchū)
n
(u) (= process) 出口 (chūkǒu)
(c) (= product) 出口物 (chūkǒuwù) (宗, zōng)
cpd
[duty, permit, licence]出口 (chūkǒu)
(verb)
Definition
to sell goods or services or transport goods to a foreign country
The nation exports beef and coffee.
Synonyms
sell abroad
market
ship
trade in
send abroad
sell overseas
send overseas
(noun)
Definition
the sale of goods and services to a foreign country
A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export.