Definition of IMPORTATION

importation

Plural: importations

Noun

  • the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
  • commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
  • The act or an instance of importing.
  • The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country.
  • That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.
  • The use of a term which consists of formally foreign elements.
  • The logical law (P→(Q→R))⇒((P∧Q)→R).

Origin / Etymology

From import + -ation.

Synonyms

import, importing

Antonyms

export

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

importation: valid Words With Friends Word