importing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: importing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for importing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
importing n the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country Synonym(s): importing, importation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Import \Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc. 2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify. Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together. --Hooker. 3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern. I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak. If I endure it, what imports it you? --Dryden. Syn: To denote; mean; sighify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Importing \Im*port"ing\, a. Full of meaning. [Obs.] --Shak.