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r customs; excise; any sum of money required by government to be paid on the importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.

nt, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing.

American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.

A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.

a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.

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

One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.

Dried cod, exported from Norway. [Written also clipfish.]

f wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of exportation.

shell, containing an aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in color and form. [Written also lichi, and lychee.] -- lite. See -lith.

Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. Manila cheroot or cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands. -- Manila hemp, a fibrous material obtained from the Musa textilis, a plant allied to the banana, growing in t…

A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy. [Obs.] Beck (Draper's Dict.).

A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.

Converted into money; coined. If exportation will not balance importation, away must your silver go again, whether moneyed or not moneyed. Locke.

alanus Icaco; -- also called cocoa plum. it is made into a sweet conserve which a largely exported from Cuba.

Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an overbalance of exports. J. Edwards.

The fragrant roots of the Saussurea Costus, exported from India to China, and used for burning as incense. It is supposed to be the costus of the ancients. [Written also putchuck.]

A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens.

nd seaport named Pará; also, the similar product of other species of Hevea. It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a chief variety of commercial India rubber.

A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more. [Eng.] Blackstone.