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Noun: importation  im,por'tey-shun
  1. The commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
    - importing
     
  2. Commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
    - import

Derived forms: importations

Type of: commerce, commercialism, commodity, good, mercantilism, trade good

Antonym: export

Encyclopedia: Importation, Isle of Man Act 1821

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