Search results for 'import':

import verb (imported, importing) 1 to bring (goods, etc) in to a country from another country. 2 to bring something in from another, external source. 3 computing to load (a file, text, data, etc) prepared with one program into another program. 4 formal or old use to signify, imply or portend. noun 1 a commodity, article, etc that has been imported. 2 the act or business of importing goods. 3 as adj • import duty. 4 formal importance • a matter of great import. 5 formal or old use meaning. importable adj. importation noun 1 the act or process of importing. 2 something that is imported. importer noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from Latin importare, from portare to carry away.