to bring (something) in from a foreign or external source, esp to bring (e.g. merchandise) in from abroad
in computing, to transfer (a file, data, etc) from one computer, database, or package to another
formal or archaic to signify (something)
importable adj
importation /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ noun
importer noun
[Middle English importen from Latin importare to bring into, later ‘to imply, be significant’, from in-2 + portare to carry]