free trade — free trade, adj. 1. trade between countries, free from governmental restrictions or duties. 2. international trade free from protective duties and subject only to such tariffs as are needed for revenue. 3. the system, principles, or maintenance… … Universalium
free trade — ➔ trade1 * * * free trade UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS ► international trade in which companies can import and export each other s goods without the usual taxes, limits, etc.: »Business groups and advocates of free trade have pushed for even more… … Financial and business terms
free-trade — free trade, 1. a) trade between nations or states free from protective duties and subject only to tariffs for revenue. b) the system, principles, or practice of maintaining such trade. 2. trade unrestricted by taxes, customs, duties, or… … Useful english dictionary
Free trade — Free Free (fr[=e]), a. [Compar. {Freer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Freest} ( [e^]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre[ o], fr[=i]; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[=i], G. frei, Icel. fr[=i], Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
free trade — free′ trade′ n. bus international trade free from protective duties and quotas and subject only to such tariffs as are needed for revenue • Etymology: 1815–25 free′ trade′, adj. free′ trad′er, n … From formal English to slang
free trade — noun uncount * a system of international trade in which companies do not have to pay high taxes on the goods bought from or sold in other countries: a free trade agreement/zone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
free trade — ► NOUN ▪ international trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions … English terms dictionary
free trade — n. trade between countries carried on without quotas on imports or exports, without protective tariffs, etc … English World dictionary
Free-trade — (engl., spr. frī trēd ), Freihandel (s.d.); Freetrader, Freihändler … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Free-trade — (engl., spr. frih trehd), Freihandel … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
free trade — n [U] a situation in which the goods coming into or going out of a country are not controlled or taxed … Dictionary of contemporary English
