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export

n. C / U
B1 Intermediate Oxford US //ˈɛkspɔɹt// ex·port Academic General-service

n. a product or service that is sold and sent to another country. It can also mean the act of sending data from one computer program to another.

n. a commodity, article, or service sold abroad; in a computing context, the process or result of converting data into a format usable by another application.


SIMPLE

Coffee is a major export for many tropical countries.

CONTEXTUAL

The company increased its annual revenue by focusing on the export of high-quality electronics to European markets.

COMPLEX

While the nation's primary export remains crude oil, recent economic reforms aim to diversify the portfolio by incentivizing the growth of the manufacturing and technology sectors.

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Origin

From Latin exportare.

Usage

Often used in the plural form when referring to the total volume of goods sent abroad.

Pitfall

The country exports many goods to abroad.The country exports many goods abroad.When used as a verb, 'export' is followed by the destination or the adverb 'abroad' without the preposition 'to'.

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