Words / B2

ik-SPORT-uh/ɪkˈspɔːtə/

An exporter is a person or firm that sells goods to another country: a leading exporter; an exporter of. Export is the verb and the trade (already in the dictionary); importer is the twin that buys in. Name the exporter in the trade table, then the £ value. Mix-up: exporter vs export; explorer (already in a B2 list); do not write exporter for a firm that only sells inside the UK in the source.

Meaning

A person or firm that sells goods to another country.

Examples

• “Name the exporter in the trade table, then the £ value, the economics paper said.”
• “A car exporter featured in the balance-of-payments case, which is still named trade — quote the destination if given.”

Good to know

an exporter of; a leading / net exporter. Verb/noun twin: export (already in B1). Contrast: importer. Trap: explorer. Economics and geography. A firm or person that sells goods abroad — quote the £ and the market.

Near in meaning

export firm, vendor abroad, overseas seller

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