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Meaning Of Import
v. t.
To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without;
especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country
from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to
export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.
v. t.
To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply;
to signify.
v. t.
To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing
on; to concern.
v. i.
To signify; to purport; to be of moment.
n.
Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from
without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.
n.
That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its
signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event,
and the like.