to import (goods manufactured from exported raw materials)
noun (riːˈɪmpɔːt)
2.
the act of reimporting
3.
a reimported commodity
Derived forms
reimportation (ˌreimporˈtation)
noun
reimporter (ˌreimˈporter)
noun
reimport in American English
(ˌriɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpourt)
transitive verb
to import back into the country of exportation
Derived forms
reimportation
noun
Word origin
[1735–45; re- + import]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: butternut, loggia, stasis, tandem, tutorialre- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert