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To carry away; to remove.

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  1. v. t. To carry away; to remove.
  2. v. t. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.
  3. n. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.
  4. n. That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used chiefly in the plural, exports.
  5. n. commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
  6. v. sell or transfer abroad
  7. v. transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
  8. v. cause to spread in another part of the world
  9. 1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.] [They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy. Bacon. 2. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc. 1. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco. 2. That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used chiefly in the plural, exports. The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary course of their exports and imports. A. Smith.
  10. v:34/n:66 n. commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country v. sell or transfer abroad v. transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs v. cause to spread in another part of the world