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free trade Definition

free trade

noun

trade between countries carried on without quotas on imports or exports, without protective tariffs, etc.

free trade Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • preach: But that does not let us off the hook - we cannot preach free trade abroad and practice protectionism at home.
  • advocate: Classical economists advocated free trade to increase domestic productivity and employment at stable or growing real wages.
  • force: It is largely the result of damaging policies such as free trade forced on Africa by rich countries.
  • bring: The secretary-general appealed directly to his audience of mostly corporate executives to use their influence with governments to bring about freer trade.

Preposition: between

nation: A vast, grandiose plan, the London exhibition was designed to promote the benefits of free trade between nations.