English Dictionary: exporting | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Export \Ex*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exporting}.] [L. exportare, exportatum; ex out+portare to carry : cf. F. exporter. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.] [They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy. --Bacon. 2. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc. |