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UK/ˈɛks.pɔːt/US/ˈɛks.pɔɹt//ˈɛks.po(ː)ɹt//ˈɛks.poət/

adjective

Of or relating to exportation or exports.

“Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.”

Similar
exportationremove
Opposite
importimportation
OriginLatin exportare →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveexport (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to exportation or exports.
nounexport (countable and uncountable, plural exports)

plural exports

  1. countableSomething that is exported.

    Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.

  2. uncountableThe act of exporting.

    The export of fish is forbidden in this country.

    Synonyms: exportation

verbexport (third-person singular simple present exports, present participle exporting, simple past and past participle exported)

present singular third person exports · participle present exporting · participle past exported · past exported

  1. transitiveTo carry away.

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

    1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Followers and Friends”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC

    Synonyms: remove

  2. transitiveTo sell (goods) to a foreign country.

    Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.

    1 more example

    Jim is a nurseryman, specialising in clematis, and he has built up a business exporting 150 varieties to countries all over the world.

    1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 379

    Antonyms: import

  3. transitiveTo cause to spread in another part of the world.
  4. transitivecomputingTo send (data) from one program to another.

    Antonyms: import

  5. transitiveTo put up (a child) for international adoption.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of exporting.

Similar
exportation

verbTo carry away.

Similar
remove

verbTo sell (goods) to a foreign country.

Opposite
import

verbTo send (data) from one program to another.

Opposite
import

something that is exported

Opposite
import

the act of exporting

Opposite
importation

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

Similar
exportation
Opposite
import
Broader
commoditytrade goodgood

verbsell or transfer abroad

Opposite
import
Broader
trademerchandise

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

Opposite
import
Broader
transfer
Also see
exportation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexportare
  2. Englishexport

From Latin exportare.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic صَادِرَات, تَصْدِير
  • صَادِرَات (ṣādirāt)something that is exported
  • تَصْدِير (taṣdīr)the act of exporting
  • صَدَّرَ (ṣaddara)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Basque esportazio, esportatu
  • esportaziothe act of exporting
  • esportatuto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Bulgarian експортен, за износ
  • експортен (eksporten)of or relating to exportation or exports
  • за износ (za iznos)of or relating to exportation or exports
  • и́знос (íznos)something that is exported
  • и́знос (íznos)the act of exporting
  • експо́рт (ekspórt)the act of exporting
  • изнасям (iznasjam)to carry away
  • изнасям (iznasjam)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • експортирам (eksportiram)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • прехвърлям (prehvărljam)computing: send (data) from one program to another
Catalan exportació, exportar
  • exportacióthe act of exporting
  • exportarto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Chinese Cantonese 出口, 輸出 /输出
  • 出口 (ceot¹ hau²)the act of exporting
  • 輸出 /输出 (syu¹ ceot¹)the act of exporting
Chinese Mandarin 出口, 輸出 /输出
  • 出口 (chūkǒu)something that is exported
  • 輸出 /输出 (shūchū)something that is exported
  • 出口商品 (chūkǒu shāngpǐn)something that is exported
  • 出口 (chūkǒu)the act of exporting
  • 輸出 /输出 (shūchū)the act of exporting
  • 出口 (chūkǒu)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • 輸出 /输出 (shūchū)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Czech vývoz, export
  • vývozthe act of exporting
  • exportthe act of exporting
  • vyvéztto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Danish eksportvare, eksport
  • eksportvaresomething that is exported
  • eksportthe act of exporting
  • udførselthe act of exporting
  • eksportereto carry away
  • eksportereto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • udføreto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Dutch export, uitvoer
  • exportthe act of exporting
  • uitvoerthe act of exporting
  • exporterento sell (goods) to a foreign country
Esperanto eksporti
  • eksportito sell (goods) to a foreign country
Estonian eksport, viima
  • eksportthe act of exporting
  • viimato carry away
  • eksportimato sell (goods) to a foreign country
Finnish vientituote, vientitavara
  • vientituotesomething that is exported
  • vientitavarasomething that is exported
  • vientithe act of exporting
  • eksporttithe act of exporting
  • viedäto carry away
  • viedäto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • viedäto cause to spread in another part of the world
  • viedäcomputing: send (data) from one program to another
French exportation, exporter
  • exportationthe act of exporting
  • exporterto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • exporterto cause to spread in another part of the world
  • exportercomputing: send (data) from one program to another
German Exportgut, Exportware
  • Exportgutsomething that is exported
  • Exportwaresomething that is exported
  • Exportthe act of exporting
  • Ausfuhrthe act of exporting
  • exportierento sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • ausführento sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • exportierencomputing: send (data) from one program to another
Greek εξαγωγικός, εξαγόμενο προϊόν
  • εξαγωγικός (exagogikós)of or relating to exportation or exports
  • εξαγόμενο προϊόν (exagómeno proïón)something that is exported
  • εξαγωγή (exagogí)the act of exporting
  • εξάγω (exágo)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • εξάγω (exágo)to cause to spread in another part of the world
Hebrew יְצוּא, ייצא
  • יְצוּא (yetsú)the act of exporting
  • ייצא (yitsé)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • ייצא (yitsé)computing: send (data) from one program to another
Hindi निर्यात, निर्यात
  • निर्यात (niryāt)something that is exported
  • निर्यात (niryāt)the act of exporting
  • निर्यात करना (niryāt karnā)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Hungarian export, exportálás
  • exportsomething that is exported
  • exportálásthe act of exporting
  • kivitelthe act of exporting
  • exportthe act of exporting
  • kiviszto carry away
  • exportálto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • exportálcomputing: send (data) from one program to another
Icelandic útflutningur, flytja út
  • útflutningurthe act of exporting
  • flytja útto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Indonesian ekspor, pengeksporan
  • eksporsomething that is exported
  • pengeksporanthe act of exporting
  • eksporthe act of exporting
  • mengeksporto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Irish easpórtáil
  • easpórtáilthe act of exporting
Italian esportazione, esportare
  • esportazionethe act of exporting
  • esportareto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Japanese 輸出品, 輸出
  • 輸出品 (yushutsuhin)something that is exported
  • 輸出 (yushutsu)the act of exporting
  • 輸出する (yushutsu-surú)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Korean 수출품, 수출
  • 수출품 (suchulpum)something that is exported
  • 수출 (suchul)the act of exporting
  • 수출(輸出)하다 (suchulhada)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Latin exportō
  • exportōto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Latvian eksports, eksportēt
  • eksportsthe act of exporting
  • eksportētto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Lithuanian eksportas, eksportúoti
  • eksportasthe act of exporting
  • eksportúotito sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • išvèžtito sell (goods) to a foreign country
Malay eksport
  • eksportthe act of exporting
Māori kawe atu
  • kawe atucomputing: send (data) from one program to another
Norwegian Bokmål eksport, eksportvare
  • eksportsomething that is exported
  • eksportvaresomething that is exported
  • eksportthe act of exporting
Polish eksportowy, eksport
  • eksportowyof or relating to exportation or exports
  • eksportsomething that is exported
  • eksportthe act of exporting
  • wywózthe act of exporting
  • eksportowaćto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • wyeksportowaćto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • eksportowaćcomputing: send (data) from one program to another
  • wyeksportowaćcomputing: send (data) from one program to another
Portuguese exportador, exportado
  • exportadorof or relating to exportation or exports
  • exportadosomething that is exported
  • exportaçãothe act of exporting
  • tirarto carry away
  • exportarto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • exportarcomputing: send (data) from one program to another
Romanian export, marfă exportată
  • exportsomething that is exported
  • marfă exportatăsomething that is exported
  • bun exportatsomething that is exported
  • exportthe act of exporting
  • exportarethe act of exporting
  • exportato sell (goods) to a foreign country
Russian э́кспортный, э́кспорт
  • э́кспортный (éksportnyj)of or relating to exportation or exports
  • э́кспорт (éksport)something that is exported
  • вы́воз (vývoz)something that is exported
  • э́кспорт (éksport)the act of exporting
  • вы́воз (vývoz)the act of exporting
  • экспорти́ровать (eksportírovatʹ)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • вывози́ть (vyvozítʹ)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • вы́везти (vývezti)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • экспорт (eksport)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Scottish Gaelic às-phortadh, às-phortaich
  • às-phortadhthe act of exporting
  • às-phortaichcomputing: send (data) from one program to another
Slovak vývoz, export
  • vývozthe act of exporting
  • exportthe act of exporting
Spanish exportacional, exportador
  • exportacionalof or relating to exportation or exports
  • exportadorof or relating to exportation or exports
  • exportaciónthe act of exporting
  • exportarto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Swedish export-, exportartikel
  • export-of or relating to exportation or exports
  • exportartikelsomething that is exported
  • exportvarasomething that is exported
  • exportthe act of exporting
  • utförselthe act of exporting
  • bära bortto carry away
  • exporterato sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • föra utto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • skeppa utto sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • exporterato cause to spread in another part of the world
  • exporteracomputing: send (data) from one program to another
Tamil ஏற்றுமதி
  • ஏற்றுமதி (ēṟṟumati)the act of exporting
Thai การส่งออก, ส่งออก
  • การส่งออก (gaan-sòng-ɔ̀ɔk)the act of exporting
  • ส่งออก (sòng-ɔ̀ɔk)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Turkish ihracat, ihraç
  • ihracatthe act of exporting
  • ihraçthe act of exporting
Ukrainian е́кспорт, ви́віз
  • е́кспорт (éksport)the act of exporting
  • ви́віз (výviz)the act of exporting
  • експортува́ти (eksportuváty)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • виво́зити (vyvózyty)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
  • ви́везти (vývezty)to sell (goods) to a foreign country
Urdu ایکْسْپورْٹ, بَرْ آمَد
  • ایکْسْپورْٹ (eksporṭ)the act of exporting
  • بَرْ آمَد (bar āmad)the act of exporting
Vietnamese xuất khẩu
  • xuất khẩuto sell (goods) to a foreign country
Welsh allforol, allforyn
  • allforolof or relating to exportation or exports
  • allforynsomething that is exported
  • allforiothe act of exporting
  • allforioto sell (goods) to a foreign country

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with export

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Anagrams

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APA

export. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/export

MLA

“export.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/export. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “export,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/export.

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