Meaning & use
import
To bring in goods, services, or data from another country or system for use domestically.
See it in a sentence
The company imports raw coffee beans from three different countries.
You can import your contacts directly into the new phone app.
A note on using this word
As a noun ('an import'), stress falls on the first syllable; as a verb, on the second.
Words with a similar meaning
bring inintroduce
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. noun
A product, service, or idea brought into a country from abroad.
Oil remains the country's largest import by far.
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