IMPORT

Import

An import is a good brought into a jurisdiction, especially across a national border, from an external source. The purchaser of the exotic good is called an importer. An import in the receiving country is an export from the sending country. Importation and exportation are the defining financial transactions of international trade.

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import

Noun

  1. Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
  2. The practice of importing.
  3. Significance, importance.

Verb

  1. To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
  2. To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
    How can I import files from older versions of this application?

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
  2. To be of importance to (someone or something).
  3. To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
  4. To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
  5. To mean, signify.
  6. To express, to imply.


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