| Import (import) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Im*port" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Imported] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Importing.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to
cause] pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes
through F. import |
To bring in from abroad; to
introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise)
into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions
of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from
China, coffee from Brasil, etc.
To carry or include, as meaning or
intention; to imply; to signify.
To be of importance or consequence to; to
have a bearing on; to concern.
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| Import (import) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Im*port" |
|
To signify; to
purport; to be of moment.
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| Import (import) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Im"port |
|
Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its
boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to
exports.
That which a word, phrase, or document
contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a
word, action, event, and the like.
Importance; weight; consequence.
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