Definition of EXPORT

export

Plural: exports

Noun

  • commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
  • Something that is exported.
  • The act of exporting.

Verb

Verb Forms: exported, exporting, exports

  • To send goods or services to another country for sale.
  • sell or transfer abroad
    • "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"
  • transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
  • cause to spread in another part of the world
    • "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"
  • To carry away.
  • To sell (goods) to a foreign country.
  • To cause to spread in another part of the world.
  • To send (data) from one program to another.
  • To put up (a child) for international adoption.

Adj

  • Of or relating to exportation or exports.

Examples

  • He hoped to export his impressive Scrabble strategy to a new online league.
  • Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.
  • Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.
  • The export of fish is forbidden in this country.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin exportare.

Synonyms

exportation, remove

Antonyms

import, importation

Scrabble Score: 15

export: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
export: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
export: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

export: valid Words With Friends Word