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Import

ɪmˈpɔːt

Import definitions
verb
import imported importing imports
  1. bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale

    "supermarkets may no longer import cheap jeans from Bulgaria"

    buy from abroad bring from abroad bring in buy in ship in source from abroad
    • introduce (an idea) from a different place or context

      "new beliefs were often imported by sailors"

    • transfer (data) into a file or document
  2. indicate or signify

    "having thus seen, what is imported in a Man's trusting his Heart"

    • express or make known

      "they passed a resolution importing that they relied on His Majesty's gracious promise"

noun
import imports
  1. a commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad for sale

    "cheap imports from eastern Europe"

    imported commodity foreign commodity non-domestic commodity
    • sales of imported goods or services, or the revenue from such sales

      "this surplus pushes up the yen, which ought to boost imports"

    • the action or process of importing goods or services

      "the import of live cattle from Canada"

  2. the implicit meaning or significance of something

    "the import of her message is clear"

    • great significance; importance

      "pronouncements of world-shaking import"