ex·port
ek-ˈspȯrt 
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
exported; exporting; exports
1
: to carry away : remove
2
: to carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)
: to export something abroad
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
1
: something exported
specifically
: a commodity conveyed from one country or region to another for purposes of trade
2
: the act of exporting : exportation
the export of wheat
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
: of or relating to exportation or exports
export duties
Examples of export in a Sentence
Verb
countries that export oil to the U.S.
Noun
Exports to China have risen this year.
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The back side of the factory is connected to the nearby highway by a bridge where a steady stream of vehicle carriers come and go, loaded with new Tesla cars to be sold in the Chinese market and exported to other countries, though not to the United States.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Washington should also warn Beijing that its response to Chinese coercion against Taiwan would not be limited to the military domain—that further pressure on Taiwan will invite broader U.S. restrictions on high-tech exports to China.
—David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Traffickers began secretly exporting Captagon pills from West Germany to Communist Bulgaria, and then on to the Middle East and West Africa, under the protection of Bulgaria’s state security apparatus, known as the D.S.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The back side of the factory is connected to the nearby highway by a bridge where a steady stream of vehicle carriers come and go, loaded with new Tesla cars to be sold in the Chinese market and exported to other countries, though not to the United States.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard recently suggested that his government could retaliate with its own tariffs on U.S. imports if the Trump administration imposes tariffs on Mexican exports.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Washington should also warn Beijing that its response to Chinese coercion against Taiwan would not be limited to the military domain—that further pressure on Taiwan will invite broader U.S. restrictions on high-tech exports to China.
—David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Export.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/export. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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export
1 of 2 verb
ex·port
ek-ˈspō(ə)rt
-ˈspȯ(ə)rt
-ˈspȯ(ə)rt
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt,
ˈek-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: to carry or send abroad especially for sale in another country
exportation
noun
ˌek-ˌspōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌspȯr-
-spər-
exporter
noun
ek-ˈspōrt-ər
-ˈspōrt-
ˈek-ˌ
export
2 of 2 noun
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
1
: something that is exported
2
: an act of exporting
export
adjective
Legal Definition
export
transitive verb
ex·port
ek-ˈspōrt, ˈek-ˌspōrt
: to carry or send (as a commodity) to some other place (as another country)
: to send something abroad
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