noun
export
B1
Export: masculine noun meaning 'export' or 'exportation' — goods sold abroad or the act of exporting. Genus: der Export; plural: Exporte. Genitive often adds -s (des Exports). Common in trade and economics vocabulary; regular declension as a Germanized loanword. No special prepositions.
Examples
Der Export deutscher Autos ist wichtig für die Wirtschaft.
The export of German cars is important for the economy.
Der Export ist wichtig.
Export is important.
Die Firma expandierte, weil sie wegen des Exports neue Mitarbeiter einstellte.
The company expanded because it hired new employees due to exports.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture boxes being loaded onto a ship at a port labeled 'EXPORT'.
Break into English pieces: 'ex-port' — goods going out through a port.
Remember 'der Export' — think of 'der' as the shipping label on a crate.
Notes
In business contexts 'Export' commonly refers to exported goods or the activity of exporting.