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Also called free alongside vessel .
Origin of free alongside ship
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby free alongside ship
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British Dictionary definitions for free alongside ship
free alongside ship
adjective
(of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vesselAbbreviation: FAS, f.a.s Also: free alongside vessel Compare free on board
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