free zone

noun

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

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Getting the Household on Board To get the rest of your household on board with screen-free zones, communicating their importance and benefits to everyone is key. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026 Shell companies registered across Dubai's sprawling free zones have for years masked the origin of Iranian oil and commodities. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026 Helping eager contestants take home money in a disaster-free zone? Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 This is a superstar-free zone, but Seattle will be good like always, with incisive, attacking soccer. Tom Bogert, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for free zone

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 12 Mar. 2026.

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