importation
im‧por‧ta‧tion /ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən $ -ɔːr-/
noun
importation of
restrictions on the importation of American movies
2. [uncountable] technical the business of bringing things into a country from other countries in order to sell them
SYN import
importation of
a law prohibiting the importation of tuna
im‧por‧ta‧tion /ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən $ -ɔːr-/
noun Word Family: noun: export ≠ import, exporter ≠ importer, exportation ≠ importation; verb: export ≠ import
1. [uncountable and countable] formal the act of bringing something new or different to a place where it did not previously exist, or something that arrives in this wayimportation of
2. [uncountable] technical the business of bringing things into a country from other countries in order to sell them
SYN import
importation of