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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country;
[syn: export, exportation]


VERB (3)

1. sell or transfer abroad;
- Example: "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"

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

3. cause to spread in another part of the world;
- Example: "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Export \Ex"port\, n. 1. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary course of their exports and imports. --A. Smith. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Export \Ex*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exported; p. pr. & vb. n. Exporting.] [L. exportare, exportatum; ex out+portare to carry : cf. F. exporter. See Port demeanor.] 1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

export n 1: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country [syn: export, exportation] [ant: import, importation] v 1: sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance" [ant: import] 2: transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs [ant: import] 3: cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"