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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

At the chairman's request and over the protest of Southwestern members the House voted to drop a 30� per oz. duty on this metal, restore it to the free list.

From Time Magazine Archive

With coal on the free list, Nova Scotia could undersell the Harley mines in every Atlantic port; likewise the Harley road would lose two millions in annual freight.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

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