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English Dictionary: importation by the DICT Development Group
2 results for importation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
importation
n
  1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
    Synonym(s): importing, importation
  2. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
    Synonym(s): import, importation
    Antonym(s): export, exportation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Importation \Im`por*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. importation. See
      {Import}, v. t.]
      1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]
  
      2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a
            country or state; -- opposed to exportation.
  
      3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced
            into a country from abroad.
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