free port

noun

: an enclosed port or section of a port where goods are received and shipped free of customs duty

Examples of free port in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The independent duchies of sixteenth-century Italy established free ports, which allowed slavers safe passage and relieved import duties for transiting merchants in need of temporary storage for perishable goods like grain. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 At the end of the day, national governments have the power to control everything that happens in special economic zones or in free ports. Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 It’s located in a free port (a real thing where rich people can secure their valuables without paying taxes on them) at the Oslo airport. Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024 Perhaps Sunak, who had written a research paper on the value of post-Brexit free ports, was voting like a hedge fund manager. Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free port 

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Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free port was in 1530

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“Free port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20port. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Freeport

geographical name

Free·​port ˈfrē-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce Freeport (audio)
1
city in northern Illinois west of Rockford population 25,638
2
village in southeastern New York on Long Island population 42,860
3
city in northwestern Bahamas on central Grand Bahama Island population 26,574
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