export

export

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ex‧port¹ W2 AC /ˈekspɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ noun1. [uncountable] the business of selling and sending goods to other countries
   OPP  import
    export of
    a ban on the export of toxic waste
    for export
    bales of cloth for export to the continent
2. [countable usually plural] a product that is sold to another country
   OPP  import:
    Wheat is one of the country’s main exports.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 1 & 2)

■ export + NOUN
   ▪ an export market The US is Scotland’s second largest export market after France.
   ▪ export trade Most of its export trade is with Russia.
   ▪ export earnings/revenue (=the money a company or country makes from exports) Oil and gas provide 40% of Norway’s export earnings.
   ▪ export sales/figures (=the total number of products that are sold to other countries) Export sales exceeded 50% of the company’s total turnover. | Hong Kong is a major trading power, with annual export figures rivalling those of Germany.
   ▪ an export licence (=an official document giving you permission to sell something to another country) You will have to submit an application for an export licence.
   ▪ export controls/restrictions/quotas (=official limits on the number of exports) The European Parliament wants tougher export controls on certain goods. | The number of goods subject to import and export quotas is being reduced.
   ▪ an export ban (also a ban on exports) During the crisis, France imposed an export ban on British beef. | The ban on exports was lifted in June.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + export
   ▪ the major/main/principal export Agricultural products are the country’s principal exports.
   ▪ oil/agricultural/manufacturing exports Oil exports from Iraq have resumed.
   ▪ British/US etc exports Higher tariffs will affect a wide range of British exports.
   ▪ invisible exports (=services that are exported, such as banking or insurance, rather than a product) The City of London is important to the invisible exports of this country.
■ verbs
   ▪ boost exports (=increase them) The measures should boost exports and create employment.
   ▪ encourage exports (=make them more likely to exist) Kenya used subsidies to encourage exports.
   ▪ reduce exports OPEC has threatened to reduce exports of oil to the West.
   ▪ restrict exports (=limit or control them) The government threatened to restrict exports because of weak demand.
   ▪ ban exports (=stop them completely) In retaliation, Britain banned exports of cloth to France.
   ▪ exports increase/rise/grow Electronics exports grew more slowly than in previous years.
   ▪ exports fall/decline/drop Exports of gas and oil continued to fall while imports of raw materials have risen.
   ▪ exports account for something (=form a particular part of a total) Exports currently account for 37% of sales.
■ phrases
   ▪ a growth/rise/increase in exports The electronics sector has seen a 16% growth in exports.
   ▪ a fall/decline/drop in exports There has been a decline in exports and an increase in oil prices.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ product noun [countable] something that is made or produced in large quantities, usually in order to be sold: consumer products such as mobile phones | dairy products
   ▪ goods noun [plural] things that are produced in order to be sold, especially for use in the home: They sell furniture and other household goods. | electrical goods | white goods (=large electrical goods used in the home such as washing machines and refrigerators)
   ▪ commodity noun [countable] formal a type of product or raw material that can be bought and sold – used especially about basic food products, metals, and fuels: The decline in prices for agricultural commodities made the economic situation worse. | All metal was a valuable commodity and was rarely wasted.
   ▪ merchandise noun [uncountable] formal things that are being sold, especially in shops: Customers are not allowed to handle the merchandise. | Sales of books, videos, and other merchandise have increased.
   ▪ wares noun [plural] written things that are offered for sale, especially in a market or on the street: In the market, the traders began selling their wares. | Merchants brought their wares from all over the world.
   ▪ export noun [countable often plural] a product that is sent to a foreign country in order to be sold: US exports rose to $11.935 billion. | At the moment, oil is their biggest export.
   ▪ import noun [countable often plural] goods that are brought from one country into another to be sold there: The UK clothing industry cannot compete with foreign imports on price.

II

ex‧port² AC /ɪkˈspɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to sell goods to another country
   OPP  import
    export something (from somebody) to somebody
    The company exports tuna to the US.
2. [transitive] to introduce an activity, idea etc to another place or country:
    Italian food has been exported all over the world.
3. [transitive] technical to move computer information from one computer to another, from one computer document to another, or from one piece of software to another
   OPP  import
—exportation /ˌekspɔːˈteɪʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ sell to give something to someone in exchange for money: He sold his motorcycle. | The shop sells old furniture. | Do you sell books on gardening?
   ▪ export to send goods to another country to be sold: Which countries export oil to the United States?
   ▪ deal in something to buy and sell a particular type of goods as part of your business: He deals in antiques.
   ▪ put something up for sale/put something on the market to make something available to be bought: When the painting was first put up for sale, no one thought that it would be worth so much money. | The farm was put up for sale.
   ▪ sell up British English to sell your house or your business so that you can move to a different place or do something different: They’re thinking of selling up and moving to Canada.
   ▪ auction something/sell something at auction to sell things at a special event to the person who offers the most money: The contents of his home will be auctioned.
   ▪ flog British English informal to sell something, especially something that is of low quality: A man at the market was flogging £10 watches.
   ▪ peddle to sell cheap things in the street. Also used about selling illegal drugs and pornography: Street vendors peddled American and British cigarettes. | People who peddle drugs to children should be severely punished.
   ▪ traffic in something to buy and sell large quantities of illegal goods or people: They trafficked in illegal weapons. | The gang were involved in people-trafficking. | drug-trafficking