free on board

American  

adverb

1. f.o.b.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of free on board

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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

One hundred and fifty pounds of baggage is allowed free on board both boats and trains.

From Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist by Lomax, E. L. (Edward Lloyd)

The returns are estimated at 3,000 arrobas, or 750 quintals, which, at eight dollars per quintal delivered free on board, make 6,000 dollars.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.