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free port
noun
1.
a port or special section of a port where goods may be unloaded, stored, and shipped without payment of customs duties.
2.
a port open under equal conditions to all traders.
Origin:
1705–15
1705–15
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| free port | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a port open to all commercial vessels on equal terms |
| 2. | Also called: free zone a zone adjoining a port that permits the duty-free entry of foreign goods intended for re-export |
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