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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He was attracted to the party’s support for free trade, the rule of law and fiscal conservatism.
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Jade Tran, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
The United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement, established in 1985, was the first free trade agreement entered into by the United States and generates billions of dollars in Israeli investment in the U.S. economy annually.
—Alma Hernandez, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
The United States has agreed in principle to a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh, according to one of the country’s top officials.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
Zelensky offers Trump free trade agreement Ukraine's top trade official said President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a free trade agreement with the U.S. in a letter to President Donald Trump.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Jade Tran, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
The United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement, established in 1985, was the first free trade agreement entered into by the United States and generates billions of dollars in Israeli investment in the U.S. economy annually.
—Alma Hernandez, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
The United States has agreed in principle to a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh, according to one of the country’s top officials.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
Zelensky offers Trump free trade agreement Ukraine's top trade official said President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a free trade agreement with the U.S. in a letter to President Donald Trump.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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