The sale and delivery of goods and services abroad; exportation. Refers to the economic process.
example
Der Export von Maschinen ist ein wichtiger Pfeiler der deutschen Wirtschaft.
The export of machinery is an important pillar of the German economy.
Usage tips
Word family
The noun 'der Export' (export) belongs to the word family of the verb 'exportieren' (to export). The noun refers to the action (exporting) or its result.
EXAMPLE
Die Firma will ihre Produkte bald in die USA exportieren.
The company wants to export its products to the USA soon.
Word structure
The word comes from Latin: 'ex' means 'out of' and 'portare' means 'to carry'. So an export is literally something that is 'carried out' of a country.
EXAMPLE
Der Export von Autos ist für die Wirtschaft sehr wichtig.
The export of cars is very important for the economy.
Context clue: plural
When the word is used in the plural ('die Exporte' — exports), it almost always refers to the concrete goods that are exported, not to the economic process itself.
EXAMPLE
Die landwirtschaftlichen Exporte sind in diesem Quartal gesunken.
Agricultural exports have fallen this quarter.
Context clue: computers
In the context of computers and software, 'Export' (export) means saving data in a specific format. Signal words for this are 'Daten' (data), 'Datei' (file), or file types like 'PDF' or 'CSV'.
EXAMPLE
Für den Daten-Export können Sie zwischen verschiedenen Formaten wählen.
For the data export, you can choose between different formats.
Compare with
near_synonym · confusable
Export vs Ausgabe
expense / issue / output
'die Ausgabe' and 'der Export' can both have to do with data in the world of computers. 'Die Ausgabe' is what a program displays or produces, for example a result on the screen. 'Der Export' is the process of saving data in a file so that you can use it in another program. The words can be confused because in both cases data comes out of a program. As a guide: you see or receive an 'Ausgabe'; you start an 'Export' when you create a file for further use.
Export
Für den Export der Tabelle wählt er das Format CSV.
For the export of the table, he selects the CSV format.
Ausgabe
Die Ausgabe des Programms zeigt sofort die berechneten Werte.
The program's output immediately shows the calculated values.