[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.]
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2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a
country or state; -- opposed to exportation.
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3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced
into a country from abroad.
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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]