importable

importable
import VERB 1) bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad. 2) Computing transfer (data) into a file or document. 3) archaic indicate or signify.
NOUN 1) an imported article or service. 2) the action or process of importing. 3) the implied meaning of something. 4) importance.
DERIVATIVES importable adjective importation noun importer noun.
ORIGIN Latin importare 'bring in' .

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  • Importable — Im*port a*ble, a. [Cf. F. importable. See {Import}.] Capable of being imported. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Importable — Im*port a*ble, a. [L. importabilis; pref. im not + portabilis bearable: cf. OF. importable. See {Portable}.] Not to be endured; insupportable; intolerable. [Obs.] Chaucer. {Im*port a*ble*ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • importable — 1 (ant.) adj. *Intolerable. ≃ Insoportable. 2 Susceptible de ser importado. * * * importable. (Del lat. importabĭlis). adj. Que se puede importar. || 2. ant. Que no se puede sufrir …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • importable — (Del lat. importabĭlis). 1. adj. Que se puede importar. 2. ant. Que no se puede sufrir …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • importable — 1. importable [ ɛ̃pɔrtabl ] adj. • 1802; de 1. importer ♦ Qu il est permis ou possible d importer. importable 2. importable [ ɛ̃pɔrtabl ] adj. • 1970; « trop pesant pour être porté » 1636; de 1. in et portable ♦ Impossible à porter (vêtement). ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • importable — (in por ta bl ) adj. Terme de douanes. Que l on peut importer, qu il est permis d importer. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Importer 1. Dans l ancien français, importable signifiait insupportable. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE    IMPORTABLE. Ajoutez :    Il se dit… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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