importer /; AmE / noun [C]

1

a business, country or person that buys and brings in goods or services from another country:

a London-based importer of Italian goods

China (= its businesses, etc.) became the second-largest importer of Japanese steel.

The country is a net importer of oil (= it imports more than it exports).

2

a country whose government or businesses borrow money or receive investment from other countries:

Traditionally, the country was an importer of capital to finance industrial growth.

To finance an imbalance in trade, a country must be a net importer of capital.

⇨ EXPORTER

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• management information system
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