merchandise import
1Import — Im*port , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To bring in from… …
2Import — Im port, n. 1. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; generally in the plural, opposed to exports. [1913 Webster] I take the imports from, and not the exports to, these conquests, as the measure of these… …
3import — 1. verb 1) Greenland imports just about everything that is consumed Syn: buy from abroad, bring in, ship in Ant: export 2) practices imported from the business world Syn: derive, obtain, take …
4import — importable, adj. importability, n. importer, n. v. /im pawrt , pohrt /; n. /im pawrt, pohrt/, v.t. 1. to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services …
5import — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin importare to bring in, cause, signify, from Latin, to bring in, cause, from in + portare to carry more at fare Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to bear or convey as meaning or portent …
6import — v 1. introduce, bring into the country, present, carry. 2. convey, portend, mean, denote; purport, signify, symbolize, betoken, mark, indicate; connote, imply, intimate, suggest, allude, drive at. 3. carry weight, be of import or importance, have …
7import — I. v. a. 1. Bring into (a country from abroad). 2. Imply, denote, purport, signify, betoken, mean. 3. Concern, be of importance to, be of consequence to, be of interest to. II. n. 1. Signification, meaning, purport, sense, drift, gist, spirit,… …
8import — verb (t) /ɪmˈpɔt / (say im pawt), /ˈɪmpɔt / (say impawt) 1. to bring in from a foreign country, as merchandise or commodities, for sale, use, processing, or re export. 2. to bring or introduce from one use, connection, or relation into another. 3 …
9U.S. Import and Export Price Indices — The U.S. Import and Export Price Indices measure average changes in prices of goods and services that are imported or exported. The indices is produced monthly by the International Price Program (IPP) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Import …
10U.S. Import Price Index — The United States Import Price Index is published by the United States Department of Labor s Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is part of the Office of Prices and Living Conditions. It began as an annual publication, publishing its first index in… …
