| Front | import |
|---|---|
| Back | im•port noun, verb noun word origin collocations example bank /BrE ˈɪmpɔːt; NAmE ˈɪmpɔːrt/ 1 [countable, usually plural] a product or service that is brought into one country from another food imports from abroad export 2 [uncountable, plural] the act of bringing a product or service into one country from another The report calls for a ban on the import of hazardous waste. import controls an import licence imports of oil export 3 [uncountable] (formal) importance matters of great import 4 the ~ (of sth) [singular] (formal) the meaning of sth, especially when it is not immediately clear It is difficult to understand the full import of this statement. verb verb forms word origin example bank /BrE ɪmˈpɔːt ; NAmE ɪmˈpɔːrt/ 1 to bring a product, a service, an idea, etc. into one country from another ~ sth The country has to import most of its raw materials. ~ sth (from…) (into…) goods imported from Japan into the US customs imported from the West 2 ~ sth (from…) (into…) (computing) to get data from another program, changing its form so that the program you are using can read it export im•port•ation /BrE ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʃn; NAmE ˌɪmpɔːrˈteɪʃn/ noun [uncountable, countable] import a ban on the importation of ivory |
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