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free list

American  

noun

  1. a list or register of articles that may be brought into a country duty-free.


free list British  

noun

  1. commerce a list of commodities not subject to tariffs

  2. a list of people admitted free

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of free list

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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The executions would be raised in discussions on the Commission's proposal to put Kuwait on the visa free list, Schinas added.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2022

It’s a great resource, usually with a free list of locally well-adapted plants.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2021

Mr. Macauley felt, therefore, that a partial reduction of from 25% to 10% should be tried before any free list measure was considered.

From Time Magazine Archive

Furthermore, the British were dissatisfied with the number of products placed on the free list.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I am going into that edifice," said the artist, pointing to a little theater where he was on the free list.

From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Murger, Henry

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