importation
The act or an instance of importingThe act or an instance of importing.
» The importation of rare wild animals to this country is strictly prohibited.
Die Einfuhr seltener Wildtiere in dieses Land ist strengstens untersagt. — Yorwba
Імпортування рідкісних диких тварин в цю країну суворо заборонено. — ChickenKiev
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or an instance of importing.
(countable, uncountable)The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country.
вве́зенняvvézennja, ввізvviz, і́мпортímport
(countable, uncountable)That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
(countable, uncountable)The use of a term which consists of formally foreign elements.
lexikalische Entlehnung, lexikalischer Import
(countable, uncountable)The logical law (P→(Q→R))⇒((P∧Q)→R).
Examples
5 sentencesThe importation of rare wild animals to this country is strictly prohibited.
Імпортування рідкісних диких тварин в цю країну суворо заборонено. — ChickenKiev
deDie Einfuhr seltener Wildtiere in dieses Land ist strengstens untersagt. — Yorwba
Japan has considerably increased its importation of manufactured goods.
Mexico wants to stop the importation of genetically modified crops.
The regions with the fewest natural resources rely on importation to increase their standard of living.
The government’s move paves the way for importation of GMO products, which the government says will help boost food security.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: importations| Singular | importation |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country:importing
- commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country:import
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.