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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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verb |
| pronunciation: |
ek
sport
[or]
ihk
sport
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| inflections: |
exports, exporting, exported |
| definition: |
to send to another country to sell.
Japan exports cars to the United States.
- antonyms:
- import
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
ek
sport
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| definition: |
the act of sending goods to another country to sell.
The export of fruits is important to the Mexican economy.- antonyms:
- import
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| derivations: |
exportable (adj.), exporter (n.) |
The word export
contains the following parts:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exhaust, exit, expedition, expel, expensive, export, extract
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
port
Latin
root
that means carry
Example words:
deport, export, import, important, port, portable, porter, report, reporter, support, transport, transportation, unimportant
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