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# export

verb (export, exports, exported, exporting); noun (an export, exports; export)

«export» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To send goods to another country to sell them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#m1)
2. (noun) Something that is sold to another country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#m2)
3. (noun) The business of selling goods abroad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#m3)
4. (computing) To save data from one program in a form another program can use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons: countries export things they grow or make (New Zealand exports lamb and butter; Australia exports iron ore). Opposite: import. In computing: «export as PDF». In maths: trade problems compare exports and imports.

### Examples

- Brazil exports a lot of coffee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#x1)
- Wool is one of the country's main exports. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#x2)
- The factory exports cars to Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#x3)
- Export the picture as a JPEG file. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#x4)
- The farm's apples are grown for export. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#x5)
- Canada exports maple syrup around the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#x6)
- The country earns money from exports. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/#x7)

### Note

Stress: verb ex-PORT, noun EX-port. Opposite: import. Countable (exports) for goods; uncountable for the trade. In maths: trade surplus = exports − imports when exports are larger.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «export» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/export/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«export» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/export.html) on Mova free.