Export

/ˈɛkspɔːrt/ (verb), /ˈɛkspɔːrt, ˈɛkspɔːrt/ (noun) verb, noun

Definition

Verb: To send goods, services, or ideas to another country to be sold or used. Noun: A product or service that is sold to another country.

Etymology

From Latin *exportare* ‘to carry out’, from *ex-* (‘out’) and *portare* (‘to carry’). It originally meant any kind of carrying out, then narrowed to trade.

Kelly Says

We usually think of exporting goods, but cultures also export music, fashion, and even slang. In a way, social media has turned every popular meme into a tiny cultural export.

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