Export vs. Import

Exportadjective

of or relating to exportation or exports

Exportnoun

(countable) something that is exported

Exportnoun

(uncountable) the act of exporting

Exportverb

(transitive) to carry away

Exportverb

(transitive) to sell (goods) to a foreign country

Exportverb

(transitive) to cause to spread in another part of the world

Exportverb

: to send (data) from one program to another

Exportverb

(transitive) to put up (a child) for international adoption.

Exportverb

To carry away; to remove.

Exportverb

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.

Exportnoun

The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.

Exportnoun

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.

Exportnoun

commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

Exportverb

sell or transfer abroad;

Exportverb

cause to spread in another part of the world;

Export

An export in international trade is a good produced in one country that is sold into another country or a service provided in one country for a national or resident of another country. The seller of such goods or the service provider is an exporter; the foreign buyer is an importer.

Importnoun

(countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.

Importnoun

(uncountable) The practice of importing.

Importnoun

(uncountable) Significance, importance.

Importverb

(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

Importverb

(transitive) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.

Importverb

(intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.

Importverb

(transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).

Importverb

(transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).

Importverb

(transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).

Importverb

(transitive) To mean, signify.

Importverb

To express, to imply.

Importverb

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; - opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brazil, etc.

Importverb

To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.

Importverb

To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.

Importverb

To signify; to purport; to be of moment.

Importnoun

Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; - generally in the plural, opposed to exports.

Importnoun

That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like.

Importnoun

Importance; weight; consequence.

Importnoun

commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

Importnoun

an imported person brought from a foreign country;

Importnoun

the message that is intended or expressed or signified;

Importnoun

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;

Importnoun

having important effects or influence;

Importverb

bring in from abroad

Importverb

indicate or signify;

Import

An import in the receiving country is an export from the sending country. Importation and exportation are the defining financial transactions of international trade.In international trade, the importation and exportation of goods are limited by import quotas and mandates from the customs authority.