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Export
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.