export
Etymology

From Latin exportare.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) enPR: ĕksʹpôt, IPA: /ˈɛks.pɔːt/
  • (America) enPR: ĕksʹpôrt, IPA: /ˈɛks.pɔɹt/
  • (rhotic, non-horse-hoarse) enPR: ĕksʹpōrt, IPA: /ˈɛks.po(ː)ɹt/
  • (non-rhotic, non-horse-hoarse) IPA: /ˈɛks.poət/
  • (RP) enPR: ĭkspôtʹ, IPA: /ɪksˈpɔːt/
  • (America) enPR: ĭkspôrtʹ, IPA: /ɪksˈpɔɹt/
  • (rhotic, non-horse-hoarse) enPR: ĭkspōrtʹ, IPA: /ɪksˈpo(ː)ɹt/
  • (non-rhotic, non-horse-hoarse) IPA: /ɪksˈpoət/
Adjective

export (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to exportation or exports.
Translations Noun

export

  1. (countable) Something that is exported.
    Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.
  2. (uncountable) The act of exporting.
    The export of fish is forbidden in this country.
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export (exports, present participle exporting; simple past and past participle exported)

  1. (transitive) To carry away.
    Synonyms: remove
    • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Followers and Friends”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC ↗:
      [They] export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy.
  2. (transitive) To sell (goods) to a foreign country.
    Antonyms: import
    Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.
  3. (transitive) To cause to spread in another part of the world.
  4. (transitive, computing) To send (data) from one program to another.
    Antonyms: import
  5. (transitive) To put up (a child) for international adoption.
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