free zone

noun

: an area within which goods may be received and stored without payment of duty

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The development of Ras El Hekma will include a free zone says Kaldas, with its own tax and customs arrangements. Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 It may be forged in the free zones of Haina, the labs of Santo Domingo, and the data centers rising above the Caribbean Sea. Alberto Piantini, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025 The Hill has been a gang-free zone ever since. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025 With soundscapes, customizable routines, and a phone-free set-up (plus an optional app), this clock is designed to make your bedroom a phone-free zone. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free zone

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of free zone was in 1900

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“Free zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20zone. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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