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free on board

American  

adverb

  1. f.o.b.


free on board British  

adjective

  1. Abbreviation: FOB.   f.o.b..  (of a shipment of goods) delivered on board ship or other carrier without charge to the buyer Compare free alongside ship

"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 on board

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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Traders estimated prices for Ukrainian corn for January-February shipment to China this week at around $270-$273 a tonne, free on board.

From Reuters • Dec. 10, 2021

Vietnam's benchmark 5-percent broken rice eased this week to $370-$380 a tonne, free on board basis, from $375-$380/tonne last week and a five-month high of $390 on March 25.

From Reuters • May 30, 2016

Thai rice prices have plunged almost 40 percent over the past three years, gaining only 8 percent so far in 2016 to around $377.50 a tonne, free on board.

From Reuters • Feb. 26, 2016

By free on board, do you mean free on board at Simbister?-Yes.

From Second Shetland Truck System Report by Guthrie, William

They delivered free on board and everything of best description, until the ship ran against a storm, which was indeed terrible.

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John

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