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ex-works

American  
[eks-wurks] / ˈɛksˌwɜrks /

adjective

British.

  1. direct from the factory, excluding delivery costs, distribution costs, retail commission, etc..

    the ex-works price.
ex works British  

adverb

  1. (ex-works when prenominal) (of a price, value, etc) excluding the cost of delivery from the factory and sometimes excluding the commission or profit of the distributor or retailer

    the price is £500 ex works
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Etymology

Origin of ex-works

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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Most companies have tended to make their sourcing decisions based on the wage rate or the ex-works price or the landed cost, and leave out another twenty cost categories.

From Forbes • Jan. 17, 2013

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