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importation vs smuggling

smuggling vs importation

importation and smuggling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
importation Yes No No No
smuggling Yes No No No
As nouns, smuggling is a hyponym of importation; that is, smuggling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than importation:
  • importation: the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
  • smuggling: secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
importation (noun) smuggling (noun)
the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
Difference between importation and smuggling

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