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  • 31import */*/ — I UK [ˈɪmpɔː(r)t] / US [ˈɪmˌpɔrt] noun Word forms import : singular import plural imports 1) [countable] economics a product from another country, that is bought with money from your country China must produce more food to reduce its reliance on… …

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  • 32Import — A good or service brought into one country from another. Along with exports, imports form the backbone of international trade. The higher the value of imports entering a country, compared to the value of exports, the more negative that country s… …

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  • 33import — v. (D; tr.) to import from; into (to import goods from abroad) * * * [ ɪmpɔːt] into (to import goods from abroad) (D;tr.) to import from …

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  • 34import — im|port1 [ ım,pɔrt ] noun ** 1. ) count a product from another country, that is bought with money from your country: China must produce more food to reduce its reliance on imports. cheap imports from South American countries oil/food/coal imports …

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  • 35import — {{11}}import (n.) consequence, importance, 1580s; sense of that which is imported is from 1680s; both from IMPORT (Cf. import) (v.). {{12}}import (v.) early 15c., convey information, express, make known, signify, from L. importare bring in,… …

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  • 36import — importable, adj. importability, n. importer, n. v. /im pawrt , pohrt /; n. /im pawrt, pohrt/, v.t. 1. to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services …

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  • 37import — 1. verb 1) Greenland imports just about everything that is consumed Syn: buy from abroad, bring in, ship in Ant: export 2) practices imported from the business world Syn: derive, obtain, take …

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  • 38import*/ — [ɪmˈpɔːt] verb [T] I 1) to buy a product from another country and bring it to your country Ant: export We import most of our coal from other countries.[/ex] imported luxury goods[/ex] 2) computing to move information into a file or program Ant:… …

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  • 39impórt — a m (ọ̑) kupovanje blaga v drugi državi; uvoz: omejiti import surovin; import in eksport / import se je povečal količina blaga, kupljenega v drugi državi; pren., ekspr. ta beseda je primer tujega importa v naš jezik …

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  • 40Import — der Import, e 1. Im dritten Stock ist die Firma Schmidt & Co, Import und Export. 2. Der Import von Zigaretten ist nur bis zu einer bestimmten Menge erlaubt …

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