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reimport en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English import English reimport From re- + import.

Meanings

1. The act or practice of importing again, or back to a place of origin; reimportation.
   • It was these texts, translated yet again into Latin, which were the source of the reimport of swathes of lost Classical knowledge into Latin Europe in later centuries. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 266:
2. A product which has been reimported.
   • The low price of reimports has placed competitive pressure on local producers.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
reimports	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

reimportation

reimport en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English import English reimport From re- + import.

Meanings

1. To import again.
   • We reimported the data in a different format.
2. To import goods which have previously been exported, particularly pharmaceutical products, back into the country of origin.
   • Reimported drugs may not be as safe as domestic products.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
reimporting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
reimports	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
reimported	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
reimported	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Deriveds

reimporter · reimportation