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Outport vs Export - What's the difference?

outport | export |

As nouns the difference between outport and export

is that outport is a port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port while export is export (the act of exporting).

outport

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port.
  • (Canada) In Newfoundland and Labrador any city, town, or village having a port, other than the main port of . "Outports" at Newfoundand and Labrador Heritage official web site

    • References

    *Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. *Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996. Newfoundland English

    export

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of or relating to exportation or exports

    • Noun

    (wikipedia export)
  • (countable) something that is exported
    • Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia.
  • (uncountable) the act of exporting
    • The export of fish is forbidden in this country.

    Synonyms

    * (the act of exporting ): exportation

    Antonyms

    * (something that is exported ): import * (the act of exporting ): import, importation

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to carry away
  • * Francis Bacon
    • [They] export honour from a man, and make him a return in envy.
  • to sell (goods) to a foreign country
    • Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world.
  • to cause to spread in another part of the world
  • (computing): to send (data) from one program to another
  • to put up (a child) for international adoption.

    • Synonyms

    * (to carry away ): remove

    Antonyms

    * (to sell (goods) to a foreign country ): import

    Derived terms

    * exportability * exportable * exportation * exporter