Meaning of import | Babel Free

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1. Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
   countable
2. to bring in (goods etc) from abroad usually for sale. We import wine from France. invoer يَسْتَوْرِد внасям importar dovážet importieren, einführen importere εισάγωimportar sisse vedama وارد کردن tuoda maahan importer לְייָבֵא आयात करना uvoziti importál mengimpor flytja inn importare 輸入する 수입하다 importuoti importēt import invoerenimportere, innføreimportować راوړل، واردول، (لكه دبل مملكت څخه دمال): معنى لرل، پوهول (په): اهميت درلودل importar a importa импортировать dovážať uvažati uvoziti impor...
   etc
3. The practice of importing.
   uncountable
4. invoer إسْتيراد внасяне importação dovážení der Import import εισαγωγήimportación import کالای وارد شده maahantuonti importationיבוא आयातन uvoženje behozatal(i áru) impor innflutningur importazione 輸入 수입 importavimas importēšana pengimportan het invoeren innførsel, import przywóz وارد شوه کالی importação import, importare импорт dovážanie uvažanje uvoz import[erande] การนำสินค้าเข้าประเทศ ithal 進口 імпорт, ввезення درآمدگی sự nhập khẩu 进口
5. Clipping of importance.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
6. invoerder مُسْتَوْرِد вносител importador dovozce der Importeur importør εισαγωγέαςimportador importöör وارد کننده maahantuoja importateur/-trice יבואן आयातकर्ता uvoznik importőr importir innflytjandi (varnings) importatore, importatrice 輸入業者 수입업자 importuotojas importētājs pengimport importeurimportør importer واردشوى (شى): معنى راوړونكى، واردونكى اهميت، تمايل importador importator импортер dovozca uvoznik uvoznik importör ผู้นำสินค้าเข้า ithalâtçı 進口商 імпортер; той, хто ввозить در آمد کنندہ ...
7. A foreigner playing in a sports league.
   Philippines, countable
8. To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.
9. Computers To receive (data) into one program from another.
   Computers
10. To carry or hold the meaning of; signify: had trouble understanding what the strange word imported.
11. Something imported: levied a tax on imports from overseas.
12. The act or occupation of importing goods or materials.
13. Meaning; signification: The import of his statement is ambiguous.
14. Importance; significance: a legal decision of far-reaching import. See Synonyms at importance.

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Examples

“Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound.”

“It was a matter of great import.”

“There is, too, a little mentioned aspect of the tunnel which contributes to its failings. You never see the sea while approaching it from either the British or French side. That takes away from the import of the journey - a historic link between Britain and the continent. Instead, it is just a tunnel.”

CEFR level