imported equipment

collocation in English

meaningsofimportandequipment

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withequipment.
import
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pɔːt/
us
/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
See more atimport
equipment
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/
us
/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a ...
See more atequipment

(Definition ofimportandequipmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimported equipment

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
In the first stage, domestic firms minimize total investment expenditure on capital goods, from which we obtain investment demand for both the domestic and theimportedequipmentgood.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In a few casesimportedequipmentonly can meet the requirements and these must be provided for.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This situation might arise if a country seeking to invest in abatement or preventionimportedequipment from another country, rather than developing the technology itself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The foreign exchange liability, in terms ofimportedequipment, for this year would have amounted to 1.6 per cent of only cloth exports in 1996.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the first stage, domestic firms minimize total investment expenditure on capital goods, from which we obtain investment demand for both the domestic and theimportedequipmentgood.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In a few casesimportedequipmentonly can meet the requirements and these must be provided for.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There can be defence cuts over that period—for example, we could start by cutting the £1·5 billion spent onimportedequipment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Inevitably, ourimportedequipmentwill lag behind the best that has been produced by the originators.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We do not know the price of theimportedequipment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Not only would that reduce the costs ofimportedequipment, but by healthy competition the prices of home-manufactured goods would be forced down.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The technology wanted by the cable companies was cheaper—it may no longer be so—is available now, that is for sure, but depends onimportedequipmentand has no future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The mainstream opinion prevalent at that time was that the deficit was temporary and would reverse onceimportedequipmentstarted producing for export.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Masiyiwa had been given an ultimatum by the cabinet to sell hisimportedequipmentto his rivals.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The hospital hasimportedequipmentand modern facilities, and has the capability to diagnose and treat medical problems ranging from minor ailments to severe illness.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Exchanges of information, services, or personnel across the very strictly defined administrative boundaries were difficult, resulting in failure to share expensiveimportedequipmentand in widespread duplication of facilities.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Adams was responsible for supplies ofimportedequipmentand materials for the aviation industry and therefore often made trips abroad.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofimport
Go to the definition ofequipment
See other collocations withequipment