ex·port
ek-ˈspȯrt 
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
exported; exporting; exports
1
: to carry away : remove
2
: to carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)
: to export something abroad
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
1
: something exported
specifically
: a commodity conveyed from one country or region to another for purposes of trade
2
: the act of exporting : exportation
the export of wheat
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspȯrt
: of or relating to exportation or exports
export duties
Examples of export in a Sentence
Verb
countries that export oil to the U.S.
Noun
Exports to China have risen this year.
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Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
RidgeRunner’s Jackson County developments are a model for what the company and others like it hope to export around the country.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Takaichi plans to remove remaining restrictions on weapons exports in an effort to boost the defense industry.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Every country with an arms industry exported its wares.
—Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
RidgeRunner’s Jackson County developments are a model for what the company and others like it hope to export around the country.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Chinese government can then subsidize these products for export through cheap central or provincial government financing.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Takaichi plans to remove remaining restrictions on weapons exports in an effort to boost the defense industry.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Export.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/export. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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export
1 of 2 verb
ex·port
ek-ˈspō(ə)rt
-ˈspȯ(ə)rt
-ˈspȯ(ə)rt
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt,
ˈek-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: to carry or send abroad especially for sale in another country
exportation
noun
ˌek-ˌspōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌspȯr-
-spər-
exporter
noun
ek-ˈspōrt-ər
-ˈspōrt-
ˈek-ˌ
export
2 of 2 noun
ex·port
ˈek-ˌspō(ə)rt
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
1
: something that is exported
2
: an act of exporting
export
adjective
Legal Definition
export
transitive verb
ex·port
ek-ˈspōrt, ˈek-ˌspōrt
: to carry or send (as a commodity) to some other place (as another country)
: to send something abroad
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