| Example | Coffee is the main export of Brazil. |
| Example | The country increased its exports last year. |
| Example | Oil is one of the world’s largest exports. |
| export | verb/noun |
| exported | verb |
| exporter | noun |
| exporters | noun |
| exporting | verb |
| exports | noun |
| sell abroad |
| ship out |
| import |
| export trade | Export trade plays a vital role in developing economies. | Economics |
| export market | China is an important export market for U.S. technology firms. | International business, economics |
| export goods | The main export goods of the country are minerals and coffee. | Trade, geography |
| export goods | They export goods internationally. | Business |
| increase exports | The government aims to increase exports by lowering tariffs. | Economics, political science |
| net exports | GDP includes consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports. | Economics, statistics |
| Economic Culture | In English-speaking media and academia, exports symbolize economic strength and global influence. Countries are often defined by their major exports (e.g., Saudi Arabia = oil, Brazil = coffee/soybeans). |
| Political Culture | Trade agreements (NAFTA, WTO, EU deals) focus heavily on exports. In Anglo-American culture, export performance is seen as both an economic and political issue. |
| Business Culture | In business English, exports are central to strategies of internationalization. Export departments and export managers are common in companies. |
| Everyday Use | Outside of economics/business, export is less common in everyday speech. People usually talk about selling abroad rather than exports. |
| Digital/Tech Context | In computing, export has been metaphorically extended to mean transferring data from one system to another (export a file). This shows how the economic metaphor has entered technology culture. |
| Economics | Refers to goods/services sold abroad; often part of macroeconomic models. | Exports account for 40% of the country’s GDP. |
| International Business | Refers to trade strategies and target markets. | The company is focusing on the Asian export market. |
| Geography | Refers to spatial distribution of resources and products. | Coffee is a major export of tropical regions. |
| Political Science | Refers to trade agreements, policies, and negotiations. | Export restrictions were imposed due to political conflicts. |
| Computer Science / Tech | Refers to transferring data or files from one format/system to another. | The user exported the data to a spreadsheet. |
| exportação | Direct equivalent in trade and economics; always plural in aggregate contexts (as exportações). | EN: Exports increased last year. PT: As exportações aumentaram no ano passado. |
| produto de exportação | Used when export refers to a specific good. | EN: Coffee is Brazil’s main export. PT: O café é o principal produto de exportação do Brasil. |
| mercado de exportação | Matches export market in business contexts. | EN: Asia is an important export market. PT: A Ásia é um mercado de exportação importante. |
| exportar dados (informática) | In tech, to export a file is exportar um arquivo in PT. | EN: The system allows data export. PT: O sistema permite a exportação de dados. |
| venda externa / comércio exterior | Used as broader synonyms in government/economic reports. | EN: The export trade is growing rapidly. PT: O comércio exterior está crescendo rapidamente. |