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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.

   • English (US)

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

   • Znaczenie Import, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     import definicja: 1. to buy or bring in products from...

   • Import: Russian Translation

     IMPORT translate: импортировать , копировать, загружать ,...

   • Import: Korean Translation

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

3. 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.

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

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   To import products or raw materials means to buy them from another country for use in your own country. Britain last year spent nearly £5000 million more on importing food than selling abroad. [ VERB noun ]

5. 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.

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.thefreedictionary.com › importImport - definition of import by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale. 2. Computers To receive (data) into one program from another. 3. a. To carry or hold the meaning of; signify: had trouble understanding what the strange word imported. b.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › importIMPORT - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   Definitions of 'import' 1. To import products or raw materials means to buy them from another country for use in your own country. [...] 2. Imports are products or raw materials bought from another country for use in your own country. [...] 3. The import of something is its importance. [formal] [...] More. English for Special Purposes. in Retail.