export vs import

Definitions

verb

1. sell or transfer abroad
2. cause to spread in another part of the world
3. transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs

noun

1. commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

Examples

The huge fall in exports has done a great deal of harm to the economy.

They contended that many foreign central banks were willing to absorb all the foreign currency earned by their exporting sectors that was not willingly held by their private sector in US dollar denominated assets.

The huge fall in exports has done a great deal of harm to the economy.

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Definitions

verb

1. transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
2. indicate or signify
3. bring in from abroad

noun

1. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
2. having important effects or influence
3. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
4. an imported person brought from a foreign country
5. the message that is intended or expressed or signified

Examples

While maintaining a level of accessibility and providing information are important, this must not dumb the work down, compromise the artists' intentions, or remove the challenge aspect of art that many people thrive on.

Chlorophyll is only one of several pigments found in plants, but it is by far the most important.

An AFTRA statement confirmed the issues' importance, calling the 1% increase the union's "primary objective" in the bargaining.

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