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 president did not offer further details on whether the 25% tariff would be applied across the board to all countries or whether cars manufactured in Mexico and Canada under a free trade agreement Trump signed during his first term would be spared. —

John Liu and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 Nicaragua’s under-employment, currently at about 45% of the population, would jump to 55% if the country is suspended from the free trade agreement, Chamorro estimates. —

Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025 The Joe Biden administration had reportedly rebuffed India’s interest in exploring a free trade agreement, Indian local media reported, citing the country’s commerce and industry minister. —

Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025 However, the conventional wisdom around the economic benefits of free trade and a more interconnected world became that for a reason — and risks abound. —

Courtenay Brown, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for free trade