verb , noun
■ verb / ɪkˈspɔːt; NAmE ɪkˈspɔːrt/
1.
export (sth) (to sb) to sell and send goods to another country :
[ vn ]
The islands export sugar and fruit.
90% of the engines are exported to Europe.
[also v ]
2.
[ vn ] to introduce an idea or activity to another country or area :
American pop music has been exported around the world.
3.
[ vn ] ( computing ) to send data to another program, changing its form so that the other program can read it
OPP import
■ noun / ˈekspɔːt; NAmE ˈekspɔːrt/
1.
[ U ] the selling and transporting of goods to another country :
a ban on the export of live cattle
Then the fruit is packaged for export .
export earnings
an export licence
2.
[ C , usually pl. ] a product that is sold to another country :
the country's major exports
a fall in the value of exports
OPP import
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in the sense take away): from Latin exportare , from ex- out + portare carry. Current senses date from the 17th cent.