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Webster 1913 Edition


Importation

Imˊpor-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
importation
. See
Import
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering.
[R.]
2.
The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; – opposed to
exportation
.
3.
That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.

Webster 1828 Edition


Importation

IMPORTA'TION

, n.
1.
The act or practice of importing, or of bringing from another country or state; opposed to exportation. Nations forbid the importation of commodities which are produced or manufactured in sufficient abundance at home.
2.
The ware or commodities imported.
The importations, this season, exceed those of the last.
3.
Conveyance.

Definition 2024


importation

importation

English

Noun

importation (countable and uncountable, plural importations)

  1. The act or an instance of importing.
  2. The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country.
  3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.

French

Noun

importation f (plural importations)

  1. importation