English noun: importation | |||
1. | importation (act) the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country | ||
Synonyms | importing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | smuggling | ||
2. | importation (artifact) commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country | ||
Synonyms | import | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commodity, good, trade good | ||
Antonyms | export, exportation | ||