verb
- to bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
- to bring or introduce from an external source
- to transfer data from one computer system or application to another
Usage: computing
noun
- a good or service brought into a country from abroad for sale
- the action of importing goods or services
- importance or significance
Usage: formal
Examples
- The company imports coffee beans from South America.
- We need to import skilled workers to fill these positions.
- Click here to import your contacts from your old phone.
- Oil is a major import for many countries.
- The import of luxury goods has increased this year.
- This decision is of great import to our future.
- The government placed tariffs on certain imports.
- She imported the spreadsheet data into the new system.