Export means to send goods or products from one country to be sold in another country. When a factory in Japan exports cars to the United States, those vehicles are manufactured in Japan and then shipped across the ocean to American dealerships. When farmers in California export almonds to China, they're selling their harvest to buyers in another nation.

Countries export things they produce well or abundantly. Saudi Arabia exports oil because it has vast underground reserves. France exports wine, cheese, and perfume. The United States exports airplanes, movies, and wheat. These exports become another country's imports, which are goods they bring in from elsewhere.

The opposite of export is import: to bring goods into your country from somewhere else. If you see “Made in China” on a toy in an American store, that toy was exported from China and imported into America.

You can also export ideas or culture. When American movies play in theaters worldwide, some people say we're exporting American culture. In computers, exporting means sending a file from one program to another, like exporting your presentation from one app so you can open it in another.