free on board
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of free on board
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Traders estimated prices for Ukrainian corn for January-February shipment to China this week at around $270-$273 a tonne, free on board.
From Reuters ● Dec. 10, 2021
Vietnam's benchmark 5-percent broken rice eased this week to $370-$380 a tonne, free on board basis, from $375-$380/tonne last week and a five-month high of $390 on March 25.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2016
Thai rice prices have plunged almost 40 percent over the past three years, gaining only 8 percent so far in 2016 to around $377.50 a tonne, free on board.
From Reuters ● Feb. 26, 2016
In 1877 the yield was 13,500 tons, and the price rose from 2 pounds 13 shillings 6 pence to 3 pounds 5 shillings and at length to 4 pounds per ton, free on board.
From Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 by Sir Samuel White Baker
According to the consular reports the crop of 1872 was about 10,000 tons, which sold free on board at 4 pounds 10 shillings per ton.
From Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 by Sir Samuel White Baker
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