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There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes.
Esther Dyson

Meaning of "importing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPORTING

importing  [ɪmˈpɔːtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPORTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Importing 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 IMPORTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Import (disambiguation)

Import is the act of bringing goods into a country. Import may also refer to: ▪ import and export of data, in computing ▪ import tariff, a tax on imported goods ▪ import quota, a type of trade restriction ▪ Import substitution industrialization, an economic policy ▪ Import scene, a subculture that centers on modifying imported brand cars ▪ The #Import directive in Objective-C ▪ The import keyword in Java...

Definition of importing in the English dictionary

The definition of importing in the dictionary is the buying of goods, products and services from another country to be brought into the home country.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPORTING


cheating
ˈtʃiːtɪŋ
computing
kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
eating
ˈiːtɪŋ
greeting
ˈɡriːtɪŋ
heating
ˈhiːtɪŋ
meeting
ˈmiːtɪŋ
nonsporting
nɒnˈspɔːtɪŋ
recruiting
rɪˈkruːtɪŋ
reporting
rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ
ripsnorting
ˈrɪpˌsnɔːtɪŋ
seating
ˈsiːtɪŋ
shooting
ˈʃuːtɪŋ
snorting
ˈsnɔːtɪŋ
sorting
ˈsɔːtɪŋ
sporting
ˈspɔːtɪŋ
Storthing
ˈstɔːtɪŋ
Storting
ˈstɔːtɪŋ
supporting
səˈpɔːtɪŋ
troubleshooting
ˈtrʌbəlʃuːtɪŋ
unsporting
ʌnˈspɔːtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPORTING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPORTING

accounting
blokarting
cold starting
comforting
darting
discomforting
disconcerting
diverting
go-carting
go-karting
karting
parallel importing
parting
self-asserting
self-supporting
shirting
skirting
smirting
sweethearting
undiverting
water parting

Synonyms and antonyms of importing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPORTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «importing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of importing

Translation of «importing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPORTING

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

Translator English - Chinese

进口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

importación
570 millions of speakers

English

importing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

का आयात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استيراد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

импорта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

importação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আমদানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´importation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengimport
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einfuhr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インポート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가져 오기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngimpor
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 करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ithal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

importazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

importowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

імпорту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

importul
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

importera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

importerer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of importing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPORTING»

The term «importing» is very widely used and occupies the 20.425 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPORTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «importing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «importing» 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 importing

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4 QUOTES WITH «IMPORTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word importing.
1
Ken Calvert
The bill would ban human cloning, and any attempts at human cloning, for both reproductive purposes and medical research. Also forbidden is the importing of cloned embryos or products made from them.
2
Esther Dyson
There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes.
3
Per Petterson
I worked in a bookstore in Oslo, importing the English-language books.
4
Ken Salazar
President Obama and our all-of-the-above energy strategy is the real deal. We are proud of the fact that we are importing less oil than at any time in modern history, and it has been because of the president's vision and courage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPORTING»

Discover the use of importing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to importing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Importing the Law in Post-communist Transitions: The ...
This book, one of the very first monographs on the Hungarian Constitutional Court available in English, is a unique study of the birth of a new legal system after the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe.
Catherine Dupré, 2003
2
Importing the European Army: The Introduction of European ...
David B. Ralston, associate professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author of The Army of the Republic.
David B. Ralston, 1996
3
Importing Diversity: Inside Japan's JET Program
With his fine ethnographic and analytic material, McConnell reveals the faultlines of "internationalization" in Japan. This is a great contribution to the study of organizations, marginality, and shifts in global and national identity.
David L. McConnell, 2000
4
Adjustment in Oil-Importing Developing Countries: A ...
Analyses the impact of the oil price rises in the 1970s and 1980s on developing countries.
Pradeep Mitra, 1994
5
Importing Into the United States: A Guide for Commercial ...
An overview of the importing process and general info. about import requirements.
Barry Leonard, 1999
6
Importing Into the United States
Provides essential importing requirements, procedures, & customs laws.
DIANE Publishing Company, 1994
7
Importing Poverty?: Immigration and the Changing Face of ...
Three fourths of these farm workers are immigrants, half are unauthorized, and most will leave seasonal farm work within a decade. This book looks at what these statistics mean for farmers, labourers, and rural America.
Philip L. Martin, 2009
8
Importing democracy: ideas from around the world to reform ...
This unique work brings together a comparative analysis of American institutions, a tour of the world's political systems, and a manifesto for reform, offering insights on democracy that could revitalize U.S. politics and government.
Raymond A. Smith, 2010
9
A Basic Guide To Importing
Compiled by the United States Customs Service, this book is an essential source of information for anyone importing goods--commercial or personal property--into the United States.
‎1995
10
Importing the first amendment: freedom of expression in ...
These studies by a group of eminent academics and judges compare the different approaches of the British, European and American courts to the questions of free speech, which lie at the heart of much debate in constitutional law.
Ian Loveland, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPORTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term importing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chongryon chief's son pleads not guilty to importing 'matsutake' from …
KYOTO – One of two men linked to the pro-Pyongyang group Chongryon have pleaded not guilty to illegally importing mushrooms from North ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
2
Amber Heard charged with illegally importing dogs into Australia
US actor Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Heard was charged with illegally importing the pets and one count of producing a false document. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
2 Cheap Cars importing its first plane | Scoop News
2 Cheap Cars importing its first plane. New Zealand's largest car import company will be bringing its first aircraft into the country in a few weeks. «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Azerbaijan importing fewer cars - AzerNews
Car imports have continued to fall in Azerbaijan since introducing the Euro-4 ecological standard over a year ago. In the first half of 2015, the ... «AzerNews, Jul 15»
5
Importing and Exporting in China: A Guide for Foreign Trading …
The newest issue of China Briefing Magazine, titled “Importing and Exporting in China: A Guide for Foreign Trading Companies,” is out now ... «China Briefing, Jul 15»
6
American companies interested in importing more Belarusian food …
MINSK, 16 July (BelTA) – American companies are interested in increasing food import from Belarus, BelTA learned from Charge d'Affaires of ... «Belarus News, Jul 15»
7
Doggie debacle: Johnny Depp's wife charged with illegally importing
Prosecutors on Thursday, July 16, 2015 said that Heard was charged this week with two counts of illegally importing Pistol and Boo into ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
8
Lake Havasu City man arrested for importing steroids
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Police in have arrested a man suspected of importing and keeping steroids in a Lake Havasu City home. «Arizona Daily Sun, Jul 15»
9
Dairy farmers importing less feed as GDT prices slump | Scoop News
Dairy farmers importing less feed as GDT prices slump. New Zealand dairy farmers are “going back to basics” as the downward trend in global ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
Amber Heard charged with importing dogs | Simcoe Reformer
Prosecutors on Thursday, July 16, 2015 said that Heard was charged this week with two counts of illegally importing Pistol and Boo into ... «Simcoe Reformer, Jul 15»

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