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B1 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈɛks.pɔɹt/ UK /ˈɛks.pɔːt/ See IPA manual

verb noun Freq #13955

Meanings

1

verb
To sell and send goods to another country.

Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.
2

noun
A product that is sold and sent to another country.

Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.
3

verb
To save computer data in a form that other programs can use.

You can export the report as a PDF file.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a product that is sold and... exportation

Opposites

import importation

Word family

Forms exportedexporterexportersexportingexports

Derived forms antiexportantiexportingco-exportcoexportexportabilityexportableexportationexporterexportinexportomenonexportnonexported

Etymology

From Latin exportare.

*per- (fare) Proto-Indo-European exportare Latin

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Technology & Computing

# export

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɛks.pɔɹt
**IPA (UK):** ˈɛks.pɔːt
**Frequency rank:** 13955

## Meanings
1. To sell and send goods to another country.
2. A product that is sold and sent to another country.
3. To save computer data in a form that other programs can use.

## Examples
- Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.
- Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.
- You can export the report as a PDF file.

## Antonyms
- import
- importation

## Derived Forms
- antiexport
- antiexporting
- co-export
- coexport
- exportability
- exportable
- exportation
- exporter
- exportin
- exportome
- nonexport
- nonexported

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *per- (fare)
- Root: exportare
- Affix: ex- - out

## Etymology
From Latin exportare.

## AI Etymology
Export comes from Latin exportare. In current use, the main senses are “To sell and send goods to another country” and “A product that is sold and sent to another country”.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing

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