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To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade
“Businesses needed dollars to import goods, and banks charged high rates of interest for hard currency.”
To be significant or of importance
“If my authority is of no weight hereafter, it will import little that I have deceived myself upon this point.”
To mean or signify
“We must enquire into why he is called the desire of all nations, and what that phrase may import.”
To suggest or indicate something indirectly
To claim or profess to be or to appear to be or do something
To convey or express in a particular way or manner
To bring or transport to another place
To sell to the public
To place or put between or among others
A commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad for sale
“Eileen had a suspicion that it was just a cheap import from some obscure part of the world.”
The action or process of importing goods or services
“The manufacturers seem to think that restrictions on the import of foreign corn are open to some special and peculiar objection in principle, to which restrictions on the import of foreign manufactured goods are not liable.”
The meaning of something
“Finally, it will be worth considering a small incident in the life of a woman that has more symbolic import than real-life significance.”
Importance or significance attributed to something
“They are momentary events of great import and even beauty.”
One's social standing or eminence, or the state of having a high social standing
An item's relative importance
Relative importance, especially when compared to something else
A relevance to, or impact on, something
The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale
A material or product that can be bought and sold
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