Import

To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.

To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.

To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.

To signify; to purport; to be of moment.

Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.

That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event, and the like.

Importance; weight; consequence.

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"

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"