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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country;
[syn: importing, importation]

2. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country;
[syn: import, importation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Importation \Im`por*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.] 1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; -- opposed to exportation. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

importation n 1: the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country [syn: importing, importation] 2: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country [syn: import, importation] [ant: export, exportation]