export
/ɪkˈspɔːrt/·엑스포트·verb, noun
to send goods to another country for sale
LatinCEFR A2
Root
ex- (out) + Latin 'portare' (to carry)
Latin exportare (carry out) → Middle English exporten → Modern export
In a word
ex- (out) + port (carry) = 'carry out'. The mirror twin of import — the two almost always show up in the same sentence. "Imports and exports", in one breath. The same port still walks in portable (carry-able) and porter (one who carries). One Latin root quietly writes the trade-balance line.
Examples
They export cars to over fifty countries.
Coffee is one of the country's main exports.
Small farms struggle to export their goods.
Related
importtransportportablereportporter