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   import

   verb

   • 1. bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale: "supermarkets may no longer import cheap jeans from Bulgaria"
   • ▪ introduce (an idea) from a different place or context: "new beliefs were often imported by sailors"
   • ▪ transfer (data) into a file or document.
   • 2. indicate or signify: archaic "having thus seen, what is imported in a Man's trusting his Heart"
   • ▪ express or make known: "they passed a resolution importing that they relied on His Majesty's gracious promise"

   noun

   • 1. a commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad for sale: "cheap imports from eastern Europe" Similar imported commodityforeign commoditynon-domestic commodityOpposite export
   • ▪ sales of imported goods or services, or the revenue from such sales: "this surplus pushes up the yen, which ought to boost imports"
   • ▪ the action or process of importing goods or services: "the import of live cattle from Canada" Similar importationimportingintroductionbringing inbringing from abroadbuying from abroadsourcing from abroadshipping inOpposite export
   • 2. the implicit meaning or significance of something: "the import of her message is clear" Similar meaningsenseessencegistdriftpurportmessagethrustsubstancesum and substanceimplicationsignificationpointburdentenorspiritpithcorenubinformal:nitty-gritty
   • ▪ great significance; importance: "pronouncements of world-shaking import" Similar importancesignificanceconsequencemomentmomentousnessmagnitudesubstanceweightweightinessnotenoteworthinessgravityseriousnessOpposite insignificance

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘signify’): from Latin importare ‘bring in’ (in medieval Latin ‘imply, mean, be of consequence’), from in- ‘in’ + portare ‘carry’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. importable adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPORT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IMPORT definition: 1. to buy or bring in products from another country: 2. to introduce new goods, customs, or ideas…. Learn more.

   • Import: Korean Translation

     IMPORT translate: 수입품, 수입하다, (데이터를)불러오다. Learn more in the...

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     IMPORT meaning: 1. to buy or bring in products from another...

3. www.investopedia.com › terms › iImport: Definition, Examples, and Pros and Cons - Investopedia

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   Jan 20, 2021 · What Is an Import? An import is a good or service bought in one country that was produced in another. Imports and exports are the components of international trade.

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5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › importImport Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : to bring from a foreign or external source: such as. a. : to bring (something, such as merchandise) into a place or country from another country. b. : to transfer (files or data) from one format to another usually within a new file. 2. a. : to bear or convey as meaning or portent : signify. b. : imply. c. archaic : express, state. 3.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionimport noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of import noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › importIMPORT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Import definition: to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.. See examples of IMPORT used in a sentence.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › importImport - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Imports are the products shipped into our country from other places. We import Japanese autos and export our pop music to Tokyo. Import also means to signify something. Is it of import to our economic security to have so many Japanese imports on our roads?

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPORT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Imports are products or raw materials bought from another country for use in your own country. ...farmers protesting about cheap imports. Synonyms: imported goods, foreign goods More Synonyms of import. 3. uncountable noun. The import of something is its importance. [formal] Who leads Canada is also of some import to the rest of the world.