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exportability

exportability

6.7
A quality of being able to be sent to other countries for sale
  • noun
  • /ˌɛkspɔːrtəˈbɪləti/
translation icon : exportabilidad
  • It further raises doubts about the exportability of the East Asian model to other nations that do not share the same historical and national characteristics as the Asian dragons.

Examples

  • Problems with the exportability of their products may prove to be one of the greatest obstacles to the integration of the socialist countries into the international order as "normal market economies" -- the proclaimed ultimate goal of the current wave of reforms.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Improving the exportability of local food products can help boost the economy.

  • Such maneuvers inevitably increased the exportability of the recontained product.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The exportability of the new software is crucial for our company's growth in global markets.

  • Many factors affect the exportability of goods, including regulations and demand abroad.

How International

exportability
6.7
export
314 2.7

Surface Forms

exportability singular
exportabilities plural

Morphology

exportability = exportable (transparent) = export + ity

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to 'exportable' (export + -able), creating a straightforward abstract noun meaning 'the quality of being exportable'.

Etymology

Exportability comes from export, made of ex- 'out' and port 'to carry', plus the ending -ability which means 'can be done'. Think of portable or transport, which share port 'to carry', so exportability is the quality of a product being easy to carry or send out of a country.