Importing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country

bring in from abroad

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɔːɹɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɔːtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɔːtɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɔːɹɾɪŋ/.

Examples

I'm afraid this spells trouble!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

import spell importation

Antonyms

export

Parts of Speech

noun	the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
verb	bring in from abroad
verb	transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
verb	indicate or signify “I'm afraid this spells trouble!”

Word Forms

import	verb	bring in from abroad
importation	noun	commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
importee	noun	an imported person brought from a foreign country
import	noun	an imported person brought from a foreign country
importer	noun	someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)
importing	noun	the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

importieren

die gewerbliche Tätigkeit des Kaufs und der Einfuhr von Waren aus dem Ausland

🇫🇷French

importer

l'activité commerciale consistant à acheter et à importer des marchandises en provenance d'un pays étranger

🇪🇸Spanish

importador

la actividad comercial de comprar y traer bienes de un país extranjero

🇮🇹Italian

importazione

l'attività commerciale di acquisto e importazione di merci da un paese estero

🇳🇱Dutch

importeren

de commerciële activiteit van het kopen en binnenbrengen van goederen uit het buitenland

🇵🇹Portuguese

importando

a atividade comercial de comprar e trazer mercadorias de um país estrangeiro

🇷🇺Russian

импорт

коммерческая деятельность по покупке и ввозу товаров из зарубежной страны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आयात

किसी विदेशी देश से सामान खरीदने और लाने की व्यावसायिक गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

আমদানি

একটি বিদেশী দেশ থেকে পণ্য ক্রয় এবং আনার বাণিজ্যিক কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

இறக்குமதி செய்கிறது

ஒரு வெளிநாட்டிலிருந்து பொருட்களை வாங்குதல் மற்றும் கொண்டு வருதல் ஆகியவற்றின் வணிக நடவடிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

దిగుమతి చేసుకుంటున్నారు

ఒక విదేశీ దేశం నుండి వస్తువులను కొనుగోలు చేయడం మరియు తీసుకురావడం యొక్క వాణిజ్య కార్యకలాపాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

आयात करत आहे

परदेशातून वस्तू खरेदी आणि आणण्याची व्यावसायिक क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

આયાત

વિદેશી દેશમાંથી માલ ખરીદવા અને લાવવાની વ્યાપારી પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಮದು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ

ವಿದೇಶಿ ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಸರಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಖರೀದಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ತರುವ ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇറക്കുമതി ചെയ്യുന്നു

ഒരു വിദേശ രാജ്യത്ത് നിന്ന് സാധനങ്ങൾ വാങ്ങുന്നതിനും കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നതിനുമുള്ള വാണിജ്യ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਯਾਤ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਦੇਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਖਰੀਦਣ ਅਤੇ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

درآمد

بیرونی ملک سے سامان خریدنے اور لانے کی تجارتی سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

输入

从外国购买和进口货物的商业活动

🇯🇵Japanese

輸入する

外国から商品を買って持ち込む商業活動

🇰🇷Korean

수입

외국에서 물품을 구매하고 반입하는 상업 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhập khẩu

hoạt động thương mại mua và đưa hàng hóa từ nước ngoài vào

🇹🇭Thai

การนำเข้า

กิจกรรมทางการค้าในการซื้อและนำเข้าสินค้าจากต่างประเทศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengimporan

kegiatan komersial membeli dan mendatangkan barang dari luar negeri

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-import

ang komersyal na aktibidad ng pagbili at pagdadala ng mga kalakal mula sa ibang bansa

🇲🇾Malay

mengimport

aktiviti komersial membeli dan membawa masuk barangan dari negara asing

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

import

النشاط التجاري المتمثل في شراء وجلب البضائع من دولة أجنبية

🇮🇷Persian

واردات

فعالیت تجاری خرید و آوردن کالا از یک کشور خارجی

🇹🇷Turkish

ithalat

yabancı bir ülkeden mal satın alma ve getirme ticari faaliyeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

יבוא

הפעילות המסחרית של קנייה והבאת סחורות ממדינה זרה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'importing'?

The primary meaning of 'importing' is 'the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country'.

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

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

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

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