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importation Definition

im·por·ta·tion (im′pôr tā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an importing or being imported
  2. something imported

importation Synonyms

importation

n.

import, borrowing, shipping in, bringing in, admission, entrance, acceptance, reception, introduction, purchase abroad, adoption; see also transportation.

importation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • foodstuff: Further advice and information relating to the importation of foodstuffs can be found on the FSA website.
  • slave: In the late Colonial Period, the importation of African slaves introduced African elements into Latin American music.
  • corn: And moreover the effect of the importation of corn is set aside.
  • beef: A recent example of this was the WTO's ruling against the EU ban on the importation of beef produced with growth hormones.
  • cigarette: The importation of cigarettes without the payment of duty is astonishingly widespread [ 1 ] .
  • asbestos: The use, supply and importation of asbestos and asbestos products has largely been banned in the UK.

Converse of object

  • prohibit: The US already prohibits the importation of seal products.
  • forbid: Norway also forbids the importation of fireworks, guns, drugs and potatoes.
  • ban: We are calling on the Scottish Parliament to ban the importation into Scotland of puppies from puppy farms in Ireland.
  • govern: At the time of writing, the precise legal rules that govern parallel importation within the EEA are still being written by the Courts.
  • restrict: Ostensibly these were designed to restrict importation of foreign luxury materials to protect English industry.
  • regulate: Marking foreign meat would probably keep the price of home produce at a level rather than lower it and regulate importation.

Adjective modifier

  • illegal: Thursday 2 July 1970 Neil Blaney was found not guilty of illegal arms importation by a Dublin jury.
  • wholesale: Adopting rod licenses would not require the wholesale importation of the E&W model.
  • parallel: At the time of writing, the precise legal rules that govern parallel importation within the EEA are still being written by the Courts.
  • temporary: Tariff: The Integrated Tariff of the United Kingdom TI relief: Temporary Importation.
  • direct: The direct importation of slaves was prohibited by the Georgia Constitution in 1798.
  • free: In 1799, the same course was pursued, and free importation allowed.

Modifies a noun

  • ban: However the CD proposes that the importation ban be limited to asbestos products where the asbestos has been intentionally added.

Noun used with modifier

  • drug: We conduct some of the most serious and complex cases that come before the courts: from drug importation to tax fraud.
importation Quotes

It is the maxim of every prudent master of a family never to attempt to make at home what it will cost him more to makethantobuy.Thetaylordoesnot attempttomakehis ownshoe†All ofthemfind itfor their interestto employ their whole industry in a way in which they have some advantage over their neighbours and to purchase with a part of its produce†whatever else they have occasion for† What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom† Would it be a reasonable law to prohibit the importation of all foreign wines, merely to encourage the making of claret and burgundy in Scotland?

—Smith, Adam