imports

Noun (1)

import (countable and uncountable, plural imports)

1. (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
   • Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound.2025 July 17, John Towfighi, “Copper prices have surged to record highs — and they could jump higher. Here’s why”, in CNN Business
2. (uncountable) The practice of importing.

   Synonyms:

   importation

3. (Philippines, countable) A foreigner playing in a sports league.

Noun (2)

import (plural imports)

1. (dated) The meaning of a term, statement, etc.
   • The greater part of the English words derived from the Anglo-Saxon exist also in German, either with the same import— as 𝔉𝔢𝔲𝔢𝔯, fire; 𝔅𝔯𝔲𝔡𝔢𝔯, brother,— or with a kindred import, as 𝔏𝔲ſ𝔱 (pleasure), lust; ℌ𝔲𝔫𝔡 (dog), hound.1851, G. M. Heilner, The Grammar of the German Language
2. (uncountable) Significance, importance
   • It was a matter of great import.

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