'Importing' definitions:
Definition of 'importing'
From: WordNet
noun
The commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country [syn: importing, importation]
Definition of 'Importing'
From: GCIDE
- Import \Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imported; p. pr. & vb. n. Importing.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See Port demeanor.]
- 1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brazil, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify. [1913 Webster]
- Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern. [1913 Webster]
- I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- If I endure it, what imports it you? --Dryden.
- Syn: To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Importing'
From: GCIDE
- Importing \Im*port"ing\, a. Full of meaning. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]