FREE TRADE


Meaning of FREE TRADE in English

noun

1.

a. : trade based upon the unrestricted international exchange of goods with tariffs used only as a source of revenue not as instruments to influence the quantity, direction, or price of goods traded

b. : the principles or policy advocating such unrestricted trade — compare protection 4b

2. chiefly Scotland : smuggling

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.