export

1.

/ɛkˈspɔrt/

sell or transfer abroad

2.

/ˈɛkspɔrt/

a commodity sold to a foreign country

Other forms: exports; exported; exporting

To export something is to move it from its current location to a different territory. Some have been trying to export the American diet overseas by spreading McDonald's fries around the globe.

The verb export comes from the Latin word exportare which means “to carry out” or “send away.” To export something is to move it across borders. You could export locally made fabric to wealthy European cities. When something is an export, it is a good, service or idea that is sent or sold to a foreign land: diamonds are a valuable African export.

Definitions of export (/ɛkˈspɔrt/)

1. verb

   sell or transfer abroad
   “we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance”

   antonyms:

   import

   bring in from abroad

   types:

   smuggle

   import or export without paying customs duties

   type of:

   merchandise, trade

   engage in the trade of
2. verb

   cause to spread in another part of the world
   “The Russians exported Marxism to Africa”

   type of:

   distribute, spread

   distribute or disperse widely
3. verb

   transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
   antonyms:

   import

   transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

   type of:

   transfer

   move from one place to another