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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Rather, the battle was over protectionism against free trade.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Ahead of his meeting with Sidhu, Goyal said both countries are keen to reach a free trade agreement this year.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.
—Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Ahead of his meeting with Sidhu, Goyal said both countries are keen to reach a free trade agreement this year.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.
—Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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 3 Jun. 2026.
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