Export: Definition, Usage & Key Examples

Meaning 1：sell abroad (export)

export 🔊

/ɪkˈspɔːrt/

To sell and send things like goods or services to another country.

Export definition illustrated by a container truck heading to a busy seaport at sunset.

sell abroad 🔊

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/sɛl əˈbrɔːd/

To send goods or services to another country for sale or trade.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'ex-' (out) and 'portare' (to carry), meaning 'to carry out'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think: EXport = send EXit the country via PORT.

📖 Example

This tea factory exports high-quality tea leaves to European countries every year. 🔊 This tea factory sends its high-quality tea leaves to European countries annually for sale.

🔗 Collocations

export goods – to send products to foreign countries

export market – the foreign market where goods are sold

export license – a permit required to send goods abroad

🔄 Synonyms

ship (v.) – to send goods by sea or other means to another country

trade (v.) – to buy and sell goods, especially in international markets

dispatch (v.) – to send off goods to a destination, often abroad

🚫 Antonyms

import (v.) – to bring goods or services into a country from abroad

🌱 Derivatives

exporter (n.) – a person or company that exports goods

exportation (n.) – the act of exporting

exportable (adj.) – capable of being exported

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'exportare' (to carry out). Since the 15th century, it has been central to international trade, commonly used in business contexts to denote selling goods abroad.