Dictionary entry

Importation

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Im′por‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.] 1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering.

2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; — opposed to exportation.

3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.