v.
- bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad.
- Computing transfer (data) into a file or document.
- archaic indicate or signify.
n.
- an imported commodity, article, or service.
▸the action or process of importing.
- the implied meaning of something.
▸importance.
Derivative
- importable adj.
- importation n.
- importer n.
Etymology
ME: from L. importare ‘bring in’ (in med. L. ‘imply, be of consequence’).