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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Advertisement That’s not to say that free trade is dominating the global stage.
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Christopher Smart, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Beijing also recently extended tariff-free trade to South Africa and 52 other nations on the continent.
—semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
In such a scenario, Israel could lose its free trade agreement with the EU as well as its access to the $100 billion Horizon Europe research program, the EU’s flagship fund for research and innovation.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
If the measures are approved by the European Union’s member states, the bloc’s free trade agreement with Israel will be partially suspended.
—CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Smart, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Beijing also recently extended tariff-free trade to South Africa and 52 other nations on the continent.
—semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
In such a scenario, Israel could lose its free trade agreement with the EU as well as its access to the $100 billion Horizon Europe research program, the EU’s flagship fund for research and innovation.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
If the measures are approved by the European Union’s member states, the bloc’s free trade agreement with Israel will be partially suspended.
—CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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