Synonyms for importation
ˌɪm pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr-im·por·ta·tion

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1. importing, importationnoun

   the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country

   Synonyms:
   import, importing

2. import, importationnoun

   commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, meaning, signification, significance, importing, implication

Matched Categories

1. • Commerce
   • Commodity

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1. importationnoun

   Synonyms:
   importing

2. importationnoun

   Synonyms:
   import, merchandise imported

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1. List of paraphrases for "importation":

   import, imports, importing, imported, 'importation, admission, importations

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How to use importation in a sentence?

1. Nicole Longo:

   PhRMA supports the FDA's efforts to crack down on organizations that are circumventing its robust safety and efficacy requirements, drug importation schemes expose Americans to potentially unsafe, counterfeit or adulterated medicines.

2. Rodrigo Duterte:

   I will ban it. The use and importation. You know why? Because it is toxic and government has the power to issue measures to protect public health and public interest.

3. Mike Huckabee:

   Speaker Ryan needs to make it clear that if the President won't stand to protect America from wholesale open borders, then Republicans will, if Ryan will not lead and reject the importation of those fleeing the Middle East without assurances that we can separate refugees from terrorists, then Speaker Ryan needs to step down today and let someone else lead.

4. Lyndsay Meyer:

   The FDA previously exercised enforcement discretion regarding the importation of sodium thiopental used for lethal injection.

5. Caitlin Carroll:

   Patient safety must be our top priority, and our public policies should reinforce -- not undermine -- that commitment, it is highly irresponsible for Vermont legislators to promote an importation scheme that would create more avenues for counterfeit drugs to enter the country in the middle of an unprecedented opioid crisis.