Meaning & use
imported
Brought in from a foreign country for sale or use, rather than produced domestically.
See it in a sentence
The restaurant proudly served imported cheeses alongside its locally grown vegetables.
Rising fuel costs made imported goods noticeably more expensive at the store.
A note on using this word
Imported specifically describes goods brought from abroad, contrasting with domestic or homegrown, which describe items made within one's own country.
Words with a similar meaning
foreign
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