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export

ex·port [ ik spáwrt ]


verb  (past and past participle ex·port·ed, present participle ex·port·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·ports)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb commerce send goods abroad: to send goods for sale or exchange to other countries

2. transitive verb social sciences spread one society's culture to another: to cause the spread of ideas, values, or a way of life from one society, culture, or nation to another

3. transitive verb comput alter format of computer data: to convert data from a computer program into a form suitable for a different program or environment



noun  (plural ex·ports)
Definition:
 
1. selling of goods abroad: the selling of goods to other countries

2. product sold abroad: a product sold and transported to another country

[15th century. < Latin exportare "carry away" < portare "carry"]

ex·port·a·bil·i·ty [ ik spàwrtə bíllətee ] noun
ex·port·a·ble [ ik spáwrtəb'l ] adjective
ex·por·ta·tion [ èk spawr táysh'n ] noun
ex·port·er noun
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