Hypertext Webster Gateway: "importation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Importation \Im`por*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. importation. See
{Import}, v. t.]
1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]
2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a
country or state; -- opposed to exportation.
3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced
into a country from abroad.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
importation
n : the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from
a foreign country [syn: {importing}]
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