import
/ɪmˈpɔrt/, /-ˈpoʊrt/ v [T] (BRING IN)Definition
› to bring in products, goods, etc. from another country for sale or use: We import a large number of cars from Japan. › To import information into a program or computer is to copy it from another program or form of storage. importation /ˌɪm·pɔrˈteɪ·ʃən/, /-poʊr-/ n [U] › He opposed efforts to allow the importation of prescription drugs from other countries.
(Definition of import v (BRING IN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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