export
gb/ˈɛkspɔɹt/ us/ˈɛkspɔɹt/
B1
English
~ 2300
Senses
0 senses
Verb
B1
action
1
Send goods abroad for sale
To sell and send goods to another country.
Usage pattern:
to export [goods] to [place]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'export' with 'import'. Remember: 'export' means goods go out of your country; 'import' means goods come in.
Synonyms
ship (Informal term emphasizing the act of transporting goods, not necessarily for international sale.)
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trade (General term for buying and selling goods, sometimes including domestic transactions.)
Antonyms
import (Opposite action—bringing goods into a country for sale.)
Collocations
export goods
|export services
|export market
|export company
|export license
Themes
business
|trade
|economics
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- The company exports coffee beans to Europe.
- They export software to clients all over the world.
- Brazil exports large quantities of soybeans each year.
- We plan to export our products to new markets in Asia.
- This factory exports most of its production overseas.
Learner examples
- We export cars to other countries.
- The farm exports fruit to Japan.
- My country exports oil to many places.
- They export clothes to the United States.
Noun
B1
entity
2
Goods sent abroad for sale
Something made in one country and sold in another.
Common mistake:
Some learners confuse 'export' as a noun with 'exportation', which is more formal and less common in everyday English.
Synonyms
shipment (Refers to a batch of goods being transported, not necessarily internationally.)
Antonyms
import (A product brought into a country from abroad for sale.)
Collocations
main export
|export market
|export industry
|export figures
Themes
business
|trade
|economics
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- Oil is the country's main export.
- The nation's exports have increased this year.
- Wheat is one of Canada's major exports.
- Exports from the region have doubled in the last decade.
Learner examples
- Rice is our biggest export.
- We sell many exports to other countries.
- Coffee is an important export for Brazil.
- Exports help the economy grow.
Verb
technical
B2
action
3
Transfer data between formats/programs
To move information from one computer program to another format.
Usage pattern:
to export [file/data] from [program] to [program/format]
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse this with 'upload'. Export means moving data out of a program; upload means sending it to an online location.
Synonyms
save as (Specific action of saving a file under a different name or format; may not imply transfer between programs.)
Antonyms
import (In computing, to bring data into a program from another source.)
Collocations
export file
|export data
|export settings
Themes
technology
|computing
|communication
|work
Examples
- You can export the document as a PDF.
- The program allows you to export images in multiple formats.
- Export the spreadsheet from Excel before uploading it.
Learner examples
- I will export the file as a PDF.
- She exported the photo to her phone.
- He exported the list from Excel.
- We can export the video to MP4.
Grammar
Dictionary form
export
IPA
GB/ˈɛkspɔɹt/
US/ˈɛkspɔɹt/
Syllables & stress
ex - port (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (ex)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: export
- Plural: export, exports
Verb
- Base: export
- 3rd Person Singular: exports
- Present Participle: exporting
- Past: exported
Word family
Expressions
export duty
1/ˈɛkspɔɹt dˈuti/
fixed phrase
technical
Tax on exported goods
A tax that must be paid when sending goods to another country.
Examples
- The government imposed an export duty on raw materials.
- Export duties can affect international trade prices.
export license
1/ˈɛkspɔɹt lˈaɪsəns/
fixed phrase
technical
Permission to sell abroad
An official paper that lets you sell and send goods to another country.
Examples
- You need an export license to ship these items overseas.
- The government refused to grant an export license for the weapons.
export market
1/ˈɛkspɔɹt mˈɑɹkɪt/
fixed phrase
Foreign market for goods
A place in another country where a business sells its products.
Examples
- China is our largest export market.
- The company is trying to expand its export markets.