- export
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ chief, important, main, major, principal▪ biggest, largest▪
Coffee is the country's biggest export.
▪ record▪The industry has achieved record exports in the past year.
▪ total▪In 2001 total exports were valued at $2 billion.
▪ net▪ British, US, etc.▪ world▪The US share of world exports has declined.
▪ illegal▪We must stop the illegal export of live animals.
▪ live▪lambs for live export
▪ capital, commodity▪ agricultural, farm, industrial, manufactured, manufacturing▪ arms, banana, beef, coal, coffee, food, grain, oil, timber, etc.… OF EXPORTS▪ level, value, volumeVERB + EXPORT▪ boost, encourage, expand, increase, promote▪ limit, reduce, restrict▪plans to restrict the export of arms to certain countries
▪ control▪ allow▪ ban, prohibit▪ prevent, stopEXPORT + VERB▪ grow, increase, rise▪Oil exports have risen steadily.
▪ drop, fall▪ be valued at sth, total sth▪Exports will total $30 billion by 2036.
▪ account for sth▪Oil exports account for nearly 80% of the country's foreign earnings.
▪ go to▪89% of Mexican exports go to the US.
EXPORT + NOUN▪ crop, goods▪ business, industry, trade▪ market, sector▪ earnings, revenue, sales, value▪ figures, performance▪a strong export performance
▪ growth▪ controls, licence/license, quota, restrictions, subsidy, tax▪a call for tougher art export controls
▪ ban▪an export ban on live cattle
▪ drive▪the export drive by Japanese industry
▪ order▪how to win more export orders
PREPOSITION▪ for export▪This is where the fruit is packaged for export.
▪ export from▪exports from the EU to Canada
▪ export of▪the export of cattle
▪exports of beef
▪ export toPHRASES▪ a ban on exports▪to place a ban on exports of toxic waste
▪ a decline in exports, a fall in exports▪ an increase in exports, a rise in exports{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ widely▪The local wine was widely exported.
▪ abroad (esp. BrE), overseas (esp. AmE)▪ illegally, legally▪illegally exported works of art
PREPOSITION▪ from▪Last year 2 000 birds were exported from the island.
▪ to▪The country exports sugar to Europe.
Export is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑country
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
