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[ im-pawr-tey-shuhn, -pohr- ] / ˌɪm pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR importation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of importing. something imported. Origin of importationFirst recorded in 1595–1605; import + -ation OTHER WORDS FROM importationo·ver·im·por·ta·tion, nounpre·im·por·ta·tion, nounWords nearby importationimpone, imponent, import, importance, important, importation, importee, import quota, importunacy, importunate, importune Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for importationIn 1924, Congress banned the sale, manufacture, and importation of the drug. Behind the Krokodil Panic|Abby Haglage|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Restrictions on importation will unreasonably raise drug costs. The Furies of Health Care|The Daily Beast|December 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST The diminution of the number of laborers at the South revived the importation of slaves. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865|Various Unless some importation of explosive material from the westward stirs them up, one century is made the pattern for the next. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches|Sarah Orne Jewett
An importation from "beyond seas" will command its weight in gold. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.|Various But the Ox is a newcomer in the land, an importation of the Spanish conquest. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre Owners of homing pigeons had been registered, and the importation of the birds or their conveyance by rail prohibited. The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for importation
nounthe act, business, or process of importing goods or services an imported product or service Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to importationadmission, access, entry, accession, entrance, debut, door, incoming, introduction, in, adit, ingress, connection, contact, way, induction, outset, trespass, enlistment, admittance |