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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

After these qualifications, Mr. Roberge announced that Edsel Ford was willing to have automobiles on the free list.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meatless days are a patriotic duty�only blubbery whale meat is on the free list.

From Time Magazine Archive

The free list was slightly extended, and cash payments, from and after June 30th, 1842, were provided.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William

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