import
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
imports;
imported;
importing
imports;
imported;
importing
Britannica Dictionary definition of IMPORT
[+ object]
1
:
to bring a product into a country to be sold
—
opposite export
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a dealer who imports cars from Italy to the U.S.
2
computers
:
to bring (something, such as data) into a file, system, etc., from another source
-
software that makes it simple to import digital photographs onto your hard drive
— imported
adjective-
imported cars/coffee
— importer
noun, plural importers [count]-
an importer of Italian cars
plural
imports
plural
imports
Britannica Dictionary definition of IMPORT
1
a
[count]
:
something that is imported
:
a product brought into a country to be sold there
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This car is an import from Italy.
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They sell luxury imports from around the world.
b
[noncount]
:
the act of importing something
:
importation
-
laws affecting the import of foreign goods
-
an import tax
2
[noncount]
formal
:
importance
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This is an issue of little import to voters.
-
a matter of great import
3
[singular]
formal
:
the meaning of something
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Researchers are still debating the import [=meaning] of the test results.
