import

import: ♦♦

imports, importing, imported

(The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪmpɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱mpɔː(r)t[/t]].)

1) VERB To import products or raw materials means to buy them from another country for use in your own country.

[V n] Britain last year spent nearly ₤5000 million more on importing food than selling abroad...

[V from n] To import from Russia, a Ukrainian firm needs Russian roubles.

[V-ed] ...imported goods from Mexico, China, and India.

Ant:

export

Derived words:

importation [[t]ɪ̱mpɔː(r)te͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N-UNCOUNT usu N of n
...restrictions concerning the importation of birds.

N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl

Import is also a noun. Germany, however, insists on restrictions on the import of Polish coal... On July 3rd the government slashed import duties on cars.

2) N-COUNT: usu pl Imports are products or raw materials bought from another country for use in your own country.

...French farmers protesting about what they say are cheap imports from other European countries.

Ant:

exports

3) N-UNCOUNT The import of something is its importance. [FORMAL]

Who leads Canada is also of some import to the rest of the world...

Such arguments are of little import.

Syn:

consequence

4) N-SING: with poss The import of something is its meaning, especially when the meaning is not clearly expressed. [FORMAL]

I have already spoken about the import of his speech.

Syn:

content

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Synonyms:

Bring into (a country from abroad), Signification, meaning, purport, sense, drift, gist, spirit, bearing, tenor, intention / Imply, denote, purport, signify, betoken, mean, Imported merchandise / Concern, be of importance to, be of consequence to, be of interest to, Importance, consequence, weight, moment, significance

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Import — Import … Deutsch Wörterbuch
import — IMPÓRT, importuri, s.n. Totalitatea operaţiilor cu caracter comercial prin care se introduc într o ţară mărfuri produse şi cumpărate din alte ţări. ♢ loc. adj. De import = a) care este importat; b) fig. străin de realităţile locale. ♦ (concr.)… … Dicționar Român
import — ● import nom masculin En Belgique, montant : Une facture d un import de mille francs. import [ɛ̃pɔʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1907, Claudel; déverbal de importer, ou angl. import, spécialt « contenu, sens », de to import « importer ». → Import export. ❖ ♦… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Import — Sm erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. import, einer Ableitung von ne. import einführen (entlehnt als importieren), aus l. importāre hineintragen, einführen , zu l. portāre tragen, befördern und l. in . Nomen agentis: Importeur.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Import — ist die gängige Bezeichnung für die Einfuhr von Waren und Dienstleistungen von Wirtschaftseinheiten, die ihren Wohnsitz außerhalb des jeweiligen Landes haben. Das Gegenteil von Import ist der Export. Der Export saldiert sich mit dem Import zum je … Deutsch Wikipedia
import — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. importrcie, blm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} sprowadzanie z innych krajów nabytych w nich towarów (czasem też kapitałów lub usług) z zamiarem wykorzystania ich na… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
Import — Im*port , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To bring in from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
import — I noun connotation, consequence, drift, essence, gist, gravity, idea, importance, matter, meaning, meaningfulness, moment, pith, point, purport, sense, seriousness, significance, significatio, signification, substance, sum, tenor, vis, weight,… … Law dictionary
import — / impɔ:t/, it. / import/ s. ingl. [dal v. (to ) import importare ], usato in ital. al masch. (econ., comm.) [immissione di merci estere nel territorio di uno stato] ▶◀ e ◀▶ [➨ importazione] … Enciclopedia Italiana
import — /ˈimport, ingl. ˈɪmpɔːt/ [vc. ingl., da to import «importare»] s. m. inv. importazione CONTR. export (ingl.), esportazione … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Import — Import: Das Fremdwort für »Einfuhr« wurde Ende des 18. Jh.s aus engl. import entlehnt. Das engl. Wort ist das substantivierte Verb to import »einführen«, das über frz. importer auf lat. importare (in portare) »hineinbringen; einführen« zurückgeht … Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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