noun
ADJ.
important, main, major, principal, staple
Coconut is one of the staple exports of the islands.
| record
The industry has achieved record exports in the past year.
| total
In 2001 total exports were valued at $2 billion.
| British, US, etc. | world
The US share of world exports has declined.
| illegal, illicit
stopping the illegal export of live animals
| live
lambs for live export
| invisible
Earnings from the sale of banking, insurance and other services to foreigners are described as ‘invisible exports’.
| capital, commodity | agricultural, industrial, manufactured, manufacturing | arms, art, banana, beef, coal, coffee, food, grain, oil, timber, etc.
QUANT.
level, value, volume
VERB + EXPORT
boost, encourage, expand, increase, promote | reduce, restrict
plans to restrict the export of arms to certain countries
| allow | ban, prohibit | achieve | prevent, stop | await
yards where thousands of cars await export
EXPORT + VERB
grow, increase, rise
Oil exports have risen steadily.
| drop, fall | be valued at sth, total sth
Exports totalled $10 billion in 2002.
| account for sth
Oil exports account for nearly 80% of the country's foreign earnings.
| be destined for sth
Scottish exports destined for Western Europe
EXPORT + NOUN
crop, goods | business, industry, trade | market, sector | earnings, revenue, sales | figures, performance
a strong export performance
| growth | controls, licence, quota, restrictions
a call for tougher art export controls
| ban
an export ban on live cattle
| drive
the export drive by Japanese industry
| order
how to win more export orders
PREP.
for ~
This is where the fruit is packaged for export.
| ~ from
exports from the EU to Canada
| ~ to
PHRASES
a ban on exports
to place a ban on exports of toxic waste
| a decline/fall in exports, an increase/a rise in exports
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FINANCIAL:indicators ~ be down/up
With the share price down at 234p, it might be time to start buying. The CAC index was up 18.84 points.
~ reach sth, stand at sth
Consumer confidence reached a 30-year high. Second quarter sales stood at £ 18 billion.
~ be/remain unchanged
The 100 Share Index remained unchanged at 5297.
~ gain (sth)
The share gained 19 cents to close at 4.38.
~ suffer (sth)
Profit margins suffered when the company lowered prices to remain competitive.
~ climb, edge up, go up, increase ( ~ increase in value
for currencies
), jump, rise, rocket, shoot up, skyrocket, soar (
+by, from, to or no preposition
)
Earnings per share climbed from 3.5p to 5.1p. The pound has increased in value relative to the euro. Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%. Oil prices have skyrocketed.
~ come/go down, crash, decline, decrease ( ~ decrease in value
for currencies
), dive, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, shrink, slip, slump (
+by, from, to or no preposition
)
Banana exports crashed nearly 50%. The pound fell to a 14-year low against the dollar. Net income plummeted to USD 3.7 million.
verb
ADV.
widely
a French breed of cattle that has been exported widely
| illegally
illegally exported works of art
PREP.
from
Last year 2,000 birds were exported from the island.
| to
The country exports sugar to Europe.
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