'Importation' definitions:
Definition of 'importation'
From: WordNet
noun
The commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country [syn: importing, importation]
noun
Commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country [syn: import, importation] [ant: export, exportation]
Definition of 'Importation'
From: GCIDE
- Importation \Im`por*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.]
- 1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; -- opposed to exportation. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad. [1913 Webster]