Exporting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country

sell or transfer abroad

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈɔːɹɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈɔːtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈɔːtɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈɔːɹɾɪŋ/.

Examples

we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance
The Russians exported Marxism to Africa

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

export exportation

Antonyms

import

Parts of Speech

noun	the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
verb	sell or transfer abroad “we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance”
verb	transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs
verb	cause to spread in another part of the world “The Russians exported Marxism to Africa”

Word Forms

export	verb	sell or transfer abroad
exportation	noun	commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
export	noun	commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country
exporter	noun	a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)
exporting	noun	the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

exportieren

die gewerbliche Tätigkeit des Verkaufs und Versands von Waren ins Ausland

🇫🇷French

exportation

l'activité commerciale de vente et d'expédition de marchandises vers un pays étranger

🇪🇸Spanish

exportador

la actividad comercial de vender y enviar mercancías a un país extranjero

🇮🇹Italian

esportare

l'attività commerciale di vendita e spedizione di merci verso un paese estero

🇳🇱Dutch

exporteren

de commerciële activiteit van het verkopen en verzenden van goederen naar het buitenland

🇵🇹Portuguese

exportador

a atividade comercial de venda e envio de mercadorias para um país estrangeiro

🇷🇺Russian

экспорт

коммерческая деятельность по продаже и отправке товаров в зарубежную страну

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्यात

किसी विदेशी देश में माल बेचने और भेजने की व्यावसायिक गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

রপ্তানি

একটি বিদেশী দেশে পণ্য বিক্রয় এবং শিপিং এর বাণিজ্যিক কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றுமதி செய்கிறது

ஒரு வெளிநாட்டு நாட்டிற்கு பொருட்களை விற்பது மற்றும் அனுப்பும் வணிக நடவடிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగుమతి చేస్తోంది

ఒక విదేశీ దేశానికి వస్తువులను విక్రయించడం మరియు రవాణా చేయడం యొక్క వాణిజ్య కార్యకలాపాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्यात करत आहे

परदेशात माल विक्री आणि पाठवण्याची व्यावसायिक क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિકાસ

વિદેશી દેશમાં માલસામાનના વેચાણ અને શિપિંગની વ્યાપારી પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಫ್ತು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

ವಿದೇಶಿ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಗಿಸುವ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കയറ്റുമതി

ഒരു വിദേശ രാജ്യത്തേക്ക് സാധനങ്ങൾ വിൽക്കുന്നതിനും അയയ്ക്കുന്നതിനുമുള്ള വാണിജ്യ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਯਾਤ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਦੇਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਲ ਵੇਚਣ ਅਤੇ ਭੇਜਣ ਦੀ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

برآمد

کسی غیر ملک میں سامان کی فروخت اور ترسیل کی تجارتی سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

出口

向外国销售和运输货物的商业活动

🇯🇵Japanese

輸出する

外国に商品を販売および発送する商業活動

🇰🇷Korean

수출

외국에 물품을 판매하고 운송하는 상업 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xuất khẩu

hoạt động thương mại bán và vận chuyển hàng hóa ra nước ngoài

🇹🇭Thai

การส่งออก

กิจกรรมเชิงพาณิชย์ในการขายและจัดส่งสินค้าไปยังต่างประเทศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengekspor

kegiatan komersial penjualan dan pengiriman barang ke luar negeri

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-export

ang komersyal na aktibidad ng pagbebenta at pagpapadala ng mga kalakal sa ibang bansa

🇲🇾Malay

mengeksport

aktiviti komersial menjual dan menghantar barang ke negara asing

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصدير

النشاط التجاري المتمثل في بيع وشحن البضائع إلى دولة أجنبية

🇮🇷Persian

صادرات

فعالیت تجاری فروش و حمل کالا به یک کشور خارجی

🇹🇷Turkish

ihracat

yabancı bir ülkeye mal satma ve nakletme ticari faaliyeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

ייצוא

הפעילות המסחרית של מכירת ומשלוח סחורות למדינה זרה

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The primary meaning of 'exporting' is 'the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country'.

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Using 'exporting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exporting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exporting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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