export

Export is defined as to move products to another country for the purpose of trade or sale.

(verb)

An example of export is Ecuador shipping bananas to other countries for sale.

The definition of an export is something that is shipped or brought to another country to be sold or traded.

(noun)

An example of export is rice being shipped from China to be sold in many countries.

To export is defined as to send something from one place to another.

(verb)

An example of export is to send a computer file from one software program to another software program.

See export in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to carry or send (goods) to another country or other countries, esp. for purposes of sale
to carry or send (ideas, culture, etc.) from one place to another
Obsolete to carry off; transport

Origin: L exportare < ex-, out + portare, to carry: see port

noun

adjective

of or for exporting or exports

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See export in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ex·port·ed, ex·port·ing, ex·ports

verb, transitive

To send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or sale.
To cause the spread of (an idea, for example) in another part of the world; transmit.
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.

verb, intransitive

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

noun (ĕkˈspôrtˌ, -spōrtˌ)

Exportation.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English exsport

Origin: , from Latin exportāre

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + portāre, to carry; see per-² in Indo-European roots

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