free trade

noun

: trade based on the unrestricted international exchange of goods with tariffs used only as a source of revenue

Examples of free trade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first generation to grow up with free trades on their phones is treating the election as a market event. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

India's free trade deal with the EU, which represents about 25% of global GDP and about a third of global trade, was announced in January. — Hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Automation, not free trade, is the main cause of the decades-long decline in manufacturing jobs. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

By 1989, the two countries had signed a full-scale free trade agreement that removed tariffs for goods crossing the border in either direction. — Stefano Tijerina, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for free trade

• afraid
• allayed
• arcade
• arrayed
• assayed
• barmaid
• betrayed
• blockade
• bridesmaid
• brigade
• brocade
• buffeted

Kids Definition

free trade

noun

: trade between nations without restrictions (as high taxes on imports)