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Meaning of "importation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPORTATION

importation  [ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPORTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Importation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMPORTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Import

An import is a good brought into a jurisdiction, especially across a national border, from an external source. The party bringing in the good is called an importer. An import in the receiving country is an export from the sending country. Importation and exportation are the defining financial transactions of international trade. In international trade, the importation and exportation of goods are limited by import quotas and mandates from the customs authority. The importing and exporting jurisdictions may impose a tariff on the goods. In addition, the importation and exportation of goods are subject to trade agreements between the importing and exporting jurisdictions.

Definition of importation in the English dictionary

The definition of importation in the dictionary is the act, business, or process of importing goods or services. Other definition of importation is an imported product or service.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPORTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPORTATION

import tariff
import trade
import-export
import-export trade
importability
importable
importance
importancy
important
importantly
imported
importer
importing
importunacy
importunate
importunately
importunateness
importune
importunely
importuner

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPORTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of importation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «importation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPORTATION

Find out the translation of importation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of importation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «importation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

进口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

importación
570 millions of speakers

English

importation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आयात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استيراد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

импорт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

importação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আমদানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

importation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengimportan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einfuhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

輸入
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수입
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Importasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhập khẩu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறக்குமதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ithalat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

importazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przywóz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

імпорт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

import
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εισαγωγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

invoer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

import
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innførsel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of importation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPORTATION»

The term «importation» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.064 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPORTATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «importation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «importation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about importation

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «IMPORTATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word importation.
1
Larry Craig
The simple truth is, the short-term solution is for the FDA to allow more importation of safe vaccines from other nations. But the long-term solution is to get more vaccine production within the U.S.
2
Albert Bushnell Hart
Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPORTATION»

Discover the use of importation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to importation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Parallel Importation in U.S. Trademark Law
Unlike other recent treatments of the subject, this work benefits from the availability of important archival materials, and devotes considerable attention to the nineteenth-century antecedents of modern parallel importation doctrine, and ...
Timothy H. Hiebert, 1994
2
Global Prescriptions: The Production, Exportation, and ...
Essays on the emerging new orthodoxy in international law that advocates the "rule of law" and "civil society" across the globe
Yves Dezalay, Bryant G. Garth, 2002
3
Observations Upon the Importation of Foreign Corn: with the ...
estimated at the nominal value of such currency, and may materially alfect the profit derived from the importation of Foreign Corn, and of all articles imported from Foreign countries, and the profit to be derived from the importation of Foreign ...
John Mitford Baron Redesdale, 1828
4
A Lawyer's Guide to Section 337 Investigations Before the ...
goods into a foreign trade zone or a bonded warehouse is not considered importation unless the goods leave the foreign trade zone or bonded warehouse for consumption in the United States.6 Reimportation of a product originally ...
Tom M. Schaumberg, 2010
5
Game laws for 1919: a summary of the provisions of federal, ...
55). LACEY ACT, REGULATING INTERSTATE COMMERCE IN GAME. Federal lawTs affecting the shipment of game comprise statutes regulating interstate commerce in game and the importation of birds and mammals from foreign countries, ...
George A. Lawyer, Frank L. Earnshaw, 1919
6
Memoirs of painting, with a chronological history of the ...
THE. UDNEY. COLLECTION,. SOLD BY MR. CHRISTIE, 25th April, 1800. Another small collection of pictures which came to this country in the same year as that of Mr. Day, and which was sold at a public sale by Mr. Christie in April 1800, was ...
William Buchanan, 1824
7
vital statistics; meteorology; prices of food; pauperisml; ...
There were various other sources of danger besides the direct importation of diseased animals or animals designated infected — that was, animals in whose system the disease might be incubated. When they came to consider that the ...
‎1866
8
Observations upon the importation of foreign corn: with the ...
Observations, John Freeman- Mitford (1st baron Redesdale.) of the manufacturing and trading part of the population, as these revolutionists may hope to engage in forwarding their views, by representing the profits of the agriculturists as the ...
Observations, John Freeman- Mitford (1st baron Redesdale.), 1828
9
Congressional Record, V. 150, PT. 9, June 2, 2004 to June ...
I have decided to cosponsor Senator Gregg's bill to permit the carefully regulated importation of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The bill a1 so would regulate the dispensing of medications by Internet pharmacies and ...
‎2009
10
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Duty-free importation (May Subd Geog) UF Customs exemptions Duty-free entry Tariff, Exemption from Tariff exemptions BT Customs administration Tariff NT Customs privileges —Law and legislation (May Subd Geog) Duty-free importation of ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPORTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term importation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Drug importation trial collapses, legal flaws mean designer drug is …
A significant drug importation case against a Canberra man has collapsed, exposing flaws with Commonwealth law that prevented a designer ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
2
Amber Heard Charged With Two Counts Of Illegal Importation Of …
Amber Heard Charged With Two Counts Of Illegal Importation Of Dogs In Australia; Scheduled To Appear In Court In September. Amber Heard ... «iSchoolGuide, Jul 15»
3
Amber Heard charged with illegal importation after bringing Johnny …
Amber Heard has been charged with two counts of illegal importation and one count of producing a false document after she and husband ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Unions want inquiry into asbestos importation
Australia banned the importation of asbestos in 2004 but the substance is still found in materials being imported from China and Indonesia. «Ballina Shire Advocate, Jul 15»
5
Oil dealer calls for ban on petrol importation
Port Harcourt - Mr Kingsley Irofuala, an oil dealer in Port Harcourt, on Wednesday said that a ban on petrol importation was necessary to revive ... «News24 Nigeria, Jul 15»
6
Parallel importation is causing 'distress' – PwC
However, asked about their views on parallel importation, a significant 73 per cent of those interviewed consider that it is increasing ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
7
CBN: No Economy Survives by Forex Allocation for Importation
It also maintained that no economy is run by allocating forex for importation, saying that such a policy would only end up destroying infant ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
8
Importation of migrants considered for aged, child and disability care …
CHEAP migrants could be imported by the Federal Government to help look after ageing Australians, the disabled, and infants in daycare. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
9
Pakistani Bags 18 Months Imprisonment For Heroin Importation
Pakistani Bags 18 Months Imprisonment For Heroin Importation A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi in Lagos State has sentenced a Pakistani, ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
10
Importation - We Spent N187 Billion On Wheat, Fish - CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it spent $949 million (about N186.91 billion) on foreign exchange for the importation of wheat and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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