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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Trump’s reciprocal tariffs have seen textile and apparel imports from free trade partners dipping while the same imports from Asian nations continue to increase.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
By mid-2025, the two countries had opened discussions on defense and free trade, and Bangladesh joined China and Pakistan for a trilateral summit in June after restoring diplomatic ties with the latter.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Even with other democratic countries, Biden and his team devoted little attention to expanding free trade agreements and fueled economic tensions with allies, especially South Korea and Japan.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Detroit’s reliance on the auto industry hurt the city as free trade agreements, automation and incentives from southern states sent jobs away.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
By mid-2025, the two countries had opened discussions on defense and free trade, and Bangladesh joined China and Pakistan for a trilateral summit in June after restoring diplomatic ties with the latter.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Even with other democratic countries, Biden and his team devoted little attention to expanding free trade agreements and fueled economic tensions with allies, especially South Korea and Japan.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Detroit’s reliance on the auto industry hurt the city as free trade agreements, automation and incentives from southern states sent jobs away.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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