importing

uncountable

A noun referring to the commercial activity of purchasing and bringing goods into a country from abroad.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее коммерческую деятельность по покупке и ввозу товаров в страну из-за рубежа.

1. Commercial activity of bringing goods from abroad B2 formal

   The business or process of purchasing and bringing products or services from a foreign country for sale or use.

   • The company specializes in the importing of electronic components from Asia.
   • Importing luxury goods can be subject to high tariffs.
   • The government introduced new regulations to simplify the importing of medical supplies.

   🇷🇺Импорт

   Synonyms: importimportation

   Antonyms: exporting

• importing's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of bringing goods, services, or data into a country or system from abroad or an external source.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по ввозу товаров, услуг или данных в страну или систему из-за границы или из внешнего источника.

1. Bring goods from abroad B1 formal

   To bring goods or services into a country from another country for sale or use.

   • The company imports coffee from Brazil.
   • Many countries import oil to meet their energy needs.
   • They import electronics from China and sell them locally.

   🇷🇺Импортировать

   Synonyms: bring inintroduce

   Antonyms: export

2. Transfer data B2 formal IT

   To bring data from one system, program, or format into another.

   • You can import the spreadsheet into the database.
   • The software allows you to import photos from your camera.
   • He imported the contacts from his old phone to the new one.

   🇷🇺Импортировать

   Synonyms: bring iningestloadpull inread

   Antonyms: export

• imported past participle
• imported past simple
• importing present participle
• imports third person singular