importable

Ⅰ.

import UK US /ˈɪmpɔːt/ noun COMMERCE

► [C, usually plural] a product that is made in one country and brought into another, especially in order to sell it: »

Oil is our most important import by far.

»

cheap/expensive/imports

► [C or U] the activity or business of bringing goods into a country from another country: »

The authorities imposed a ban on imports of hormone-treated beef.

»

Trade (the sum of exports and imports) was equivalent to 44% of GDP.

»

The officials were accused of evading tariffs on the import of cars and other luxury goods.

● imports — Cf. imports

Ⅱ.

import UK US /ɪmˈpɔːt/ verb

► [I or T] COMMERCE to bring a product into a country from another country, especially in order to sell it: »

In some large chains, more than 80% of all produce is imported.

»

For four consecutive quarters, the country has exported more than it has imported.

import sth from/into sth »

We can undercut British showroom prices by up to 30% by importing cars from cheaper European markets.

»

Some of the Chinese cars being imported into European countries use electrical components from Germany.

»

Machinery products must comply with the safety regulations of the importing countries.

► [T] to introduce new goods, customs, or ideas to one country from another: »

The Brazilian-owned steel company has become one of the two biggest employers in town, importing a new management style and fresh capital to the area.

► [T] IT to copy information from one computer or computer program to another: »

The images can be imported directly into the page layout.

→ Compare EXPORT(Cf. ↑export) verb

importable adjective

► »

20 industrial fabrics were moved on to the list of freely importable goods in 2005.