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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “exports”

“exports” is pronounced /ˈɛkspɔɹts/ (EK-spawrts) in American English and /ɛkspɔːts/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ex”.
The sound

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exports

/ˈɛkspɔɹts/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkspɔːts/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. exɛkstress
  2. portsspɔɹts
IPA (American)
/ˈɛkspɔɹts/
IPA (British)
/ɛkspɔːts/
Respelling
EK-spawrts
Syllables
2 — EX-ports
Stress
Stress the first syllable: EX-ports. “ex” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɛkspɔɹts/

British

/ɛkspɔːts/

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Meaning

What “exports” means

  1. noun

    commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

  2. verb

    sell or transfer abroad

    “we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance”

  3. verb

    transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs

Say it in a sentence

“Our exports fell sharply after the ferry route closed.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort ekkss×2ppɔawɹrtt

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Questions

“exports”, answered

How do you pronounce “exports”?

“exports” is pronounced /ˈɛkspɔɹts/ (EK-spawrts) in American English and /ɛkspɔːts/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ex”. Build it as EX-ports, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “exports” have?

2: ex · ports. The beat lands on the first, “ex”.

Is “exports” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɛkspɔɹts/ (EK-spawrts); British English says /ɛkspɔːts/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “exports” mean?

As a noun: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country For example: “Our exports fell sharply after the ferry route closed.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “exports”?

Stress the first syllable: EX-ports. “ex” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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