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free trade

noun

trade between countries, free from governmental restrictions or duties.
international trade free from protective duties and subject only to such tariffs as are needed for revenue.
the system, principles, or maintenance of such trade.
Chiefly Scot. smuggling.

free trade

noun

international trade that is free of such government interference as import quotas, export subsidies, protective tariffs, etc Compare protection
archaic.
illicit trade; smuggling

free trade

Unrestricted trade among nations without government tariffs or customs duties on imports.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of free trade¹

First recorded in 1600–10

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The row comes at a time when Africa is supposed to be moving towards greater free trade through the establishment of a continent-wide free-trade area, which began operating four years ago.

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This pivot includes enacting a historic global tariff regime and a fundamental reassessment of free trade and globalization.

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Board of Supervisors last year, has sent a letter to every American president since George W. Bush, urging them not to be easy on Vietnam when it comes to free trade.

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This was meant to show that this "deal" was not about an extensive free trade agreement, covering nearly all goods.

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China's President Xi Jinping has called on Vietnam to oppose "unilateral bullying" to upkeep a global system of free trade - though he stopped short of naming the US.

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Freetown free trader

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