free zone

noun

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

Examples of free zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Martin is also working to have the area designated as a drug-free zone, which could lead to tougher penalties for drug convictions. — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Across the world, free zones compete to attract entrepreneurs, multinational companies and global investors through strategic locations, specialized business ecosystems and attractive tax regimes. — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Vaccine hesitancy in faith communities in the Americas Two years ago the entire region of the Americas – North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean – was classified as a measles-free zone. — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Palmer was previously convicted of unlawfully carrying a weapon in a weapons-free zone near an elementary school and tampering with government records. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for free zone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone