export, exportation
(noun) commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
export
(verb) cause to spread in another part of the world; “The Russians exported Marxism to Africa”
export
(verb) transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
export
(verb) sell or transfer abroad; “we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
export (not comparable)
of or relating to exportation or exports
export (countable and uncountable, plural exports)
(countable) something that is exported
(uncountable) the act of exporting
• (the act of exporting): exportation
• (something that is exported): import
• (the act of exporting): import, importation
export (third-person singular simple present exports, present participle exporting, simple past and past participle exported)
(transitive) to carry away
(transitive) to sell (goods) to a foreign country
(transitive) to cause to spread in another part of the world
(transitive, computing): to send (data) from one program to another
(transitive) to put up (a child) for international adoption.
• (to carry away): remove
• (to sell (goods) to a foreign country): import
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Source: Wiktionary
Ex*port", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exported; p. pr. & vb. n. Exporting.] Etym: [L. exportare, exportatum; ex out+portare to carry : cf. F. exporter. See Port demeanor.]
1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.] [They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy. Bacon.
2. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.
Ex"port, n.
1. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.
2. That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used chiefly in the plural, exports. The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary course of their exports and imports. A. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
