importation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act or process of bringing goods into a country from abroad

The importation of exotic fruit boomed once the new trade route opened.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act or process of... import introductionbringing-inconveyance

Opposites

exportation export

Word family

Related forms import importer portage porter

Etymology

From import (from Latin importare 'to bring in', from in- 'in' + portare 'to carry') + the noun suffix -ation.

importare Latin portare Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# importation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act or process of bringing goods into a country from abroad

## Examples
- The importation of exotic fruit boomed once the new trade route opened.

## Synonyms
- import
- introduction
- bringing-in
- conveyance

## Antonyms
- exportation
- export

## Related Forms
- import
- importer
- portage
- porter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: importare
- Root: portare - to carry

## Etymology
From import (from Latin importare 'to bring in', from in- 'in' + portare 'to carry') + the noun suffix -ation.

## AI Etymology
importation comes from import (from Latin importare 'to bring in', from in- 'in' + portare 'to carry') + the noun suffix -ation. Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the noun sense is "the act or process of bringing goods into a country from abroad", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as import, importer, portage, and porter. Its semantic neighborhood includes import, introduction, bringing-in, and conveyance, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin importare and Latin portare.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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