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   Export , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exported; p. pr. & vb. n. Exporting.] [L. exportare, exportatum; ex out+portare to carry : cf. F. exporter. See Port demeanor.]
   To carry away; to remove. [Obs.]
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   [They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy.
   Bacon.
   
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   To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.
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   Export , n.
   The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco.
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   That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used chiefly in the plural, exports.
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   The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary course of their exports and imports.
   A. Smith.
   
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