export

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   cause to spread in another part of the world

   The Russians exported Marxism to Africa

2. 2
   verb

   sell or transfer abroad

   we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance

3. 3
   noun

   Something that is exported.

   Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.

4. 4
   noun

   The act of exporting.

   The export of fish is forbidden in this country.

5. 5
   verb

   To carry away.

   [They] export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy.

6. 6
   verb

   To sell (goods) to a foreign country.

   Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.

7. 7
   noun

   commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

8. 8
   verb

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

Etymology

From Latin exportare.