importation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
    importing.
  2. noun commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
    import.

WordNet

Im`por*ta"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.
Definitions
  1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. R.
  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.

Webster 1913