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.

free port

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of free port¹

First recorded in 1705–15