exportation

noun

ex·​por·​ta·​tion ˌek-ˌspȯr-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce exportation (audio)
-spər-
: the act of exporting
also : a commodity exported

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The men are accused of organizing the stalking and harassing of a dissenter of the People's Republic of China and trying to organize the exportation of U.S. military technology back to China. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 13 Sep. 2025 The latest findings add to a growing list of evidence of deeply rooted, widespread malpractice and coercion in what the commission called a mass exportation of children to meet foreign demand. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025 The bikes retained their classic stance for the most part, and in 2016, the company debuted the 411 Himalayan, a stout adventure-style motorcycle and one of a new crop of machines with exportation in mind. William Roberson, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 This might have been a simple and exciting win for the Chinese gaming industry; Wukong is the country’s first major top-tier game release — not to mention a major exportation of Chinese culture at a mass global scale. Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for exportation

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exportation was in 1601

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“Exportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exportation. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.

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