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import
Found in thesaurus: good, commodity, trade good, noncitizen, foreigner, alien, outlander, content, message, substance, subject matter, meaning, significance, trade, merchandise, mean, intend
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import
v.
bring from another place; bring in goods from a foreign country; signify, imply; be important, be significant
n.
bringing in of goods from another country; meaning, significance; loading into a program of a file which was created by a different program (Computers)
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Import
An import is a good brought into a jurisdiction, especially across a national border, from an external source. The party bringing in the 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. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
(synonym) importation
(antonym) export, exportation
(hypernym) commodity, trade goods, goods
2. an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"
(synonym) importee
(hypernym) foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander
3. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous"
(synonym) meaning, significance, signification
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) lexical meaning
(derivation) spell
4. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
(synonym) significance, implication
(hypernym) meaning, substance
(derivation) spell
5. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"
(synonym) consequence, moment
(hypernym) significance
(hyponym) matter
Verb
1. bring in from abroad
(antonym) export
(hypernym) trade, merchandise
(hyponym) smuggle
(derivation) importation
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
2. indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
(synonym) spell
(hypernym) mean, intend
(derivation) meaning, significance, signification
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Import (der)
nm.
import, importation, act of importing, bringing in of goods from another country; something which is brought in from another place; (Computers) loading into a program of a file which was created by a different program
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import
nm.
amount, quantity
