bottom freighter merchantman merchant ship | a cargo ship, they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms |
import importation | commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country |
shipping cargo ships merchant marine merchant vessels | conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry |
consequence import moment | having important effects or influence, decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself, virtue is of more moment than security, that result is of no consequence |
significance import implication | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred, the significance of his remark became clear only later, the expectation was spread both by word and by implication |
meaning significance signification import | the message that is intended or expressed or signified, what is the meaning of this sentence, the significance of a red traffic light, the signification of Chinese characters, the import of his announcement was ambiguous |
trade barrier import barrier | any regulation or policy that restricts international trade |
merchant marine | the crew of a merchant vessel |
merchant bank acquirer | a credit card processing bank, merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee |
mercantile law commercial law law merchant | the body of rules applied to commercial transactions, derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence |
grain merchant | a merchant who deals in food grains |
import importee | an imported person brought from a foreign country, the lead role was played by an import from Sweden, they are descendants of indentured importees |
merchant merchandiser | a businessperson engaged in retail trade |
pornographer porn merchant | someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores |
retailer retail merchant | a merchant who sells goods at retail |
rug merchant | a merchant who sells rugs |
salter salt merchant | someone who makes or deals in salt |
venturer merchant-venturer | a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas) |
vintner wine merchant | someone who sells wine |
import duty | a duty imposed on imports |
import credit | credit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country upon which an exporter may draw |
spell import | indicate or signify, I'm afraid this spells trouble! |
import | transfer (electronic data) into a database or document |
import | bring in from abroad |
important of import | of great significance or value, important people, the important questions of the day |