Import (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
  2. to bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another: foreign bodies imported into the blood; foodstuffs imported from the farm.
  3. to convey as meaning or implication; signify: Her words imported a change of attitude.
  4. to involve as a necessary circumstance; imply: Religion imports belief.
  5. to bring (documents, data, etc.) into one software program from another.
  6. to be of consequence or importance to; concern.
verb (used without object)
  1. to be of consequence or importance; to matter: We are friends, and it does not import that we have only just met.
noun
  1. something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
  2. the act of importing or bringing in; importation, as of goods from abroad: the import of foreign cars.
  3. consequence or importance: matters of great import.
  4. meaning; implication; purport: He felt the import of her words.
verb (ɪmˈpɔːt, ˈɪmpɔːt)
  1. to buy or bring in (goods or services) from a foreign country
  2. to bring in from an outside source
  3. to signify or be significant; mean; convey
noun (ˈɪmpɔːt)
  1. (often plural)
    • goods (visible imports) or services (invisible imports) that are bought from foreign countries
    • (as modifier)
  2. significance or importance
  3. meaning or signification
  4. a sportsman or -woman who is not native to the country in which he or she plays
Import (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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