free trade
noun
: trade based on the unrestricted international exchange of goods with tariffs used only as a source of revenue
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Western governments that have long pushed developing countries to embrace free trade are now enacting policies to boost their own EV production.
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Sam Metz, Fortune, 15 May 2024
The two countries signed an agreement on a strategic partnership in 2016 and a free trade agreement last year.
—Justin Spike, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
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Sam Metz, Fortune, 15 May 2024
The two countries signed an agreement on a strategic partnership in 2016 and a free trade agreement last year.
—Justin Spike, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for free trade
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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