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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The escalating rhetoric comes at a critical moment for the two countries, which next month will embark on a review of their free trade agreement with Canada.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
China is New Zealand's largest trading partner and was the first Western country to sign a free trade deal with Beijing.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
South America’s free trade agreement with the EU provisionally entered force last month.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
Rather, the battle was over protectionism against free trade.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
China is New Zealand's largest trading partner and was the first Western country to sign a free trade deal with Beijing.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
South America’s free trade agreement with the EU provisionally entered force last month.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
Rather, the battle was over protectionism against free trade.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for free trade
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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