imported item

collocation in English

meaningsofimportanditem

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import
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us
/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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item
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.təm/us
/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofimportanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is, of course, constant competition between the home-produced item—in my own case my own, but all other home produced items as well—and theimporteditem.
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Where two or more imported items were found in one grave they were invariably different objects.
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The legislation raised tariffs on thousands of imported items.
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Self-sufficiency was a virtue and home-grown and home-manufactured food, clothing, and furnishings were far more available than rarely found imported items.
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Most of the sellers inside the market sell imported items such as foods, cosmetics, household and gift items.
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Shops as well as shopping malls offer a diverse range of locally manufactures products and imported items.
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This strategy is especially important for imported items.
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For instance, many accepted imported items come wrapped in materials like paper, which was forbidden.
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Imported items are food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment and beverages.
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In 1908, a new pier was built, which had trouble with depth, leading most imported items to be dumped on the beach instead of delivered by dock.
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Some types of taxes on income were "kara" or "anthakara" (internal taxes), "utkota" (gifts due to the king), "hiranya" (cash payments) and "sulika" (tolls and duties on imported items).
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These are records written in the reverse side of the sutra or in the wrapping of imported items, and survived as a result of reusing wasted official documents.
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The prices were considerably higher than market prices in the country of origin, but as the stores operated as a monopoly for imported items, buyers had no other choice.
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The export of cotton was not as high as groundnut because the local textile craftsmen used it until later when their products became less competitive compared to imported items.
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