I. (ˈ)ek|spō(ə)r]t, ikˈs-, -ȯ(ə)r], -ōə], -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin exportare, from ex- ex- (I) + portare to carry — more at port
transitive verb
1. : to carry away : remove
only the finer debris is exported by wind — Arthur Holmes
the blood … exports waste products from the tissues — W.E.Swinton
2.
a. : to carry or send (a commodity) to some other country or place — opposed to import
b. : to transmit or cause the spread of (as an idea or institution) to another part of the world
unable to export its democratic faith to … other nations — A.M.Schlesinger b. 1917
we cannot even export freedom — F.L.Schuman
intransitive verb
: to export something abroad
the United States exports to many foreign countries
II. ˈekˌs-\ noun
( -s )
1. : something that is exported ; specifically : a commodity conveyed from one country or region to another for purposes of trade
2. : an act of exporting : exportation
the export of wheat or tobacco
III. adjective
Etymology: export (II)
: of, relating to, or concerned with exportation or exports
an export duty
the export trade
: suitable or designed for exportation
an export crop