exporting, exportation
(noun) the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exporting
Present participle and gerund of export.
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
30 August 2024
(noun) a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
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