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export (v.)

by 1610s, "carrying out of a place;" perhaps from late 15c., from Latin exportare "to carry out, bring out; send away, export," from ex "out, away" (see ex-) + portare "to carry," from PIE root *per- (2) "to lead, pass over." The sense of "send out (commodities) from one country to another" is first recorded in English 1660s. Related: Exported; exporting; exporter.

export (n.)

"the act of exporting; that which is exported, a commodity carried from one place or country to another for sale," 1680s, from export (v.).

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Definitions of export from WordNet
1
export (v.)
sell or transfer abroad;
we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance
export (v.)
transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs;
export (v.)
cause to spread in another part of the world;
The Russians exported Marxism to Africa
2
export (n.)
commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country;
Synonyms: exportation
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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