The difference between Export and Exportation

When used as nouns, export means something that is exported, whereas exportation means the act of exporting.


Export is also verb with the meaning: to carry away.

Export is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to exportation or exports.

check bellow for the other definitions of Export and Exportation

  1. Export as an adjective:

    of or relating to exportation or exports

  1. Export as a noun (countable):

    something that is exported

    Examples:

    "Oil is the main export of Saudi Arabia."

  2. Export as a noun (uncountable):

    the act of exporting

    Examples:

    "The export of fish is forbidden in this country."

  1. Export as a verb (transitive):

    to carry away

  2. Export as a verb (transitive):

    to sell (goods) to a foreign country

    Examples:

    "Japan exports electronic goods throughout the world."

  3. Export as a verb (transitive):

    to cause to spread in another part of the world

  4. Export as a verb (transitive, computing):

    to send (data) from one program to another

  5. Export as a verb (transitive):

    to put up (a child) for international adoption.

  1. Exportation as a noun:

    The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.

  2. Exportation as a noun:

    The commodity exported; an export.

  3. Exportation as a noun:

    The act of carrying something outside.

Compare words: