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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Export  \Ex"port\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  exporting;  exportation;  as  to  prohibit  the 
  export  of  wheat  or  tobacco. 
 
  2.  That  which  is  exported;  a  commodity  conveyed  from  one 
  country  or  State  to  another  in  the  way  of  traffic;  --  used 
  chiefly  in  the  plural,  exports. 
 
  The  ordinary  course  of  exchange  .  .  .  between  two 
  places  must  likewise  be  an  indication  of  the 
  ordinary  course  of  their  exports  and  imports.  --A. 
  Smith. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Export  \Ex*port"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Exported};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Exporting}.]  [L.  exportare  exportatum  ex  out+portare  to 
  carry  :  cf  F.  exporter.  See  {Port}  demeanor.] 
  1.  To  carry  away  to  remove.  [Obs.] 
 
  [They]  export  honor  from  a  man,  and  make  him  a 
  return  in  envy.  --Bacon. 
 
  2.  To  carry  or  send  abroad,  or  out  of  a  country,  especially 
  to  foreign  countries,  as  merchandise  or  commodities  in  the 
  way  of  commerce;  --  the  opposite  of  import;  as  to  export 
  grain,  cotton,  cattle,  goods,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  export 
  n  :  goods  or  services  sold  to  a  foreign  country  [ant:  {import}] 
  v  :  sell  or  transfer  abroad  [ant:  {import}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Export,  PA  (borough,  FIPS  24432) 
  Location:  40.41869  N,  79.62495  W 
  Population  (1990):  981  (504  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.2  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  15632




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