'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]
Words containing 'Importation'
- Import,
- Importable,
- Importableness,
- Importance,
- Importancy,
- Important,
- Importantly,
- Imported,
- Importer,
- Importing,
- all important,
- most importantly,
- of import,
- all-important,
- import barrier,
- import credit,
- import duty,
- important person,
- very important person,
- Self-importance,
- Self-important,
- important-looking