import
Other forms: imports; imported; importing
Imports are the products shipped into our country from other places. We import Japanese autos and export our pop music to Tokyo. Import also means to signify something. Is it of import to our economic security to have so many Japanese imports on our roads?
The origins of the word import are literally "to bring into port." The ratio of imports to exports is a big indicator of the health of a nation's economy. The word import can also refer to attitudes or behaviors that come as part of the culture of a place. "New York media is dominated by British journalists who have imported the snarky style of gossip reporting famous in London."
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commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign countrysynonyms: importationantonyms:exportcommodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign countrytype of:
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an imported person brought from a foreign country“the lead role was played by an import from Sweden”synonyms: importeetype of:alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlandera person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
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a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferredsynonyms: implication, significance, subtext
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified“the import of his announcement was ambiguous”synonyms: meaning, significance, significationtypes:lexical meaningthe meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to expressgrammatical meaningthe meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional formsense, signifiedthe meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpretedreferentsomething referred to; the object of a referenceovertone(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or qualitypointa brief version of the essential meaning of somethingantecedentthe referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoundenotatuman actual object referred to by a linguistic expressiondesignatumsomething (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expressionbottom linethe decisive pointrallying pointa point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come togethertalking pointan especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussiontype of:
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the quality of having important effects or influencesynonyms: consequence, momenttype of:significancethe quality of being significant
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