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Definition of export noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

export

noun
 
/ˈekspɔːt/
 
/ˈekspɔːrt/
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  1. [uncountable] the selling and transporting of goods to another country
    • a ban on the export of live cattle
    • for export Then the fruit is packaged for export.
    • export earnings/subsidies
    • an export licence
    • Their main export market is the United States.
    Extra Examples
    • yards where thousands of cars await export
    • plans to restrict the export of arms to certain countries
    • a call for tougher art export controls
    • a strong export performance
    • how to win more export orders
    • the export drive by Japanese industry
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • chief
    • important
    • main
    … of exports
    • level
    • value
    • volume
    verb + export
    • boost
    • encourage
    • expand
    export + verb
    • grow
    • increase
    • rise
    export + noun
    • crop
    • goods
    • business
    preposition
    • for export
    • export from
    • export of
    phrases
    • a ban on exports
    • a decline in exports
    • a fall in exports
    See full entry
  2. [countable, usually plural] a product that is sold to another country
    • the country’s major exports
    • a fall in the value of exports
    • Oil exports have risen steadily.
    • The country's share of world exports of goods and services was 5.8 per cent.
    • exports to something Australia wants to increase its agricultural exports to Asia.
    • exports (from something) (to something) exports from the United States to the European Union
    Extra Examples
    • The majority of Mexican exports go to the US.
    • Coconut is one of the staple exports of the islands.
    • Coffee is the country's biggest export.
    • Earnings from the sale of banking, insurance and other services to foreigners are described as ‘invisible exports’.
    • Exports will total $30 billion by 2036.
    • Scottish exports destined for Western Europe
    • The US share of world exports has declined.
    • The industry has achieved record exports in the past year.
    • exports of beef
    • There is a ban on exports of toxic waste
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • chief
    • important
    • main
    … of exports
    • level
    • value
    • volume
    verb + export
    • boost
    • encourage
    • expand
    export + verb
    • grow
    • increase
    • rise
    export + noun
    • crop
    • goods
    • business
    preposition
    • for export
    • export from
    • export of
    phrases
    • a ban on exports
    • a decline in exports
    • a fall in exports
    See full entry
  3. opposite import
Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy
  • handle/​run/​manage the economy
  • boost investment/​spending/​employment/​growth
  • stimulate demand/​the economy/​industry
  • cut/​reduce investment/​spending/​borrowing
  • reduce/​curb/​control/​keep down inflation
  • create/​fuel growth/​demand/​a boom/​a bubble
  • encourage/​foster/​promote/​stimulate/​stifle innovation/​competition
  • encourage/​work with/​compete with the private sector
  • increase/​boost/​promote US/​agricultural exports
  • ban/​restrict/​block cheap/​foreign imports
  • the economy grows/​expands/​shrinks/​contracts/​slows (down)/recovers/​improves/​is booming
  • enjoy an economic/​housing/​property boom
Economic problems
  • push up/​drive up prices/​costs/​inflation
  • damage/​hurt/​destroy industry/​the economy
  • cause/​lead to/​go into/​avoid/​escape recession
  • experience/​suffer a recession/​downturn
  • fight/​combat inflation/​deflation/​unemployment
  • cause/​create inflation/​poverty/​unemployment
  • create/​burst a housing/​stock market bubble
  • cause/​trigger a stock market crash/​the collapse of the banking system
  • face/​be plunged into a financial/​an economic crisis
  • be caught in/​experience cycles of boom and bust
Public finance
  • cut/​reduce/​slash/​increase/​double the defence/​education/​aid budget
  • increase/​boost/​slash/​cut public spending
  • increase/​put up/​raise/​cut/​lower/​reduce taxes
  • raise/​cut/​lower/​reduce interest rates
  • ease/​loosen/​tighten monetary policy
  • balance the (state/​federal) budget
  • achieve/​maintain a balanced budget
  • run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/​surplus
  • impose taxes/​austerity measures
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