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- [im-pawr-tey-shuh n, -pohr-]
- /ˌɪm pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr-/
- /ɪmpɔːˈteɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-pawr-tey-shuh n, -pohr-]
- /ˌɪm pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr-/
Definitions of importation word
- noun importation the act of importing. 1
- noun importation something imported. 1
- noun importation The act or an instance of importing. 1
- noun importation bringing goods into a country 1
- noun importation the act, business, or process of importing goods or services 0
- noun importation an imported product or service 0
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Origin of importation
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; import + -ation
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Importation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
importation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
importation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for importation
noun importation
- access — If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
- admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
- accession — Accession is the act of taking up a position as the ruler of a country.
- ingress — the act of going in or entering.
- outset — the beginning or start: I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
Antonyms for importation
noun importation
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- completion — the act of completing, or finishing
- termination — the act of terminating.
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
Top questions with importation
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