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export

verb · noun · adjective

Simple meaning

To sell to a foreign country.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɛkspɔɹt

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. transitive

    To sell (goods) to a foreign country.

  2. Cause to spread in another part of the world

    “The Russians exported Marxism to Africa.”

  3. transitive

    To carry away.

  4. transitive

    To put up (a child) for international adoption.

noun

  1. uncountable

    The act of exporting.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to exportation or exports.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To sell (goods) to a foreign country.

Used this way, export is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use export

  • “The Russians exported Marxism to Africa.”verb
  • “We export less than we import and have a negative trade balance.”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Commodities / sell

export tradeexport marketexport price

Cause

export promotion

Other combinations

export earningsexport growthexport sectortotal export

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • exporternounInflected form

    A businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale).

  • exportingnounInflected form

    The commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • exportationnounDerived noun · specialist

    Commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • export dutynounCompound term

    A duty imposed on exports.

  • export creditnounCompound term

    A credit opened by an importer with a bank in an exporter's country to finance an export operation.

  • organization of petroleum-exporting countriesnounCompound term

    An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum.

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Antonyms

Sense: to sell (goods) to a foreign country

import

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