Freeport

American  

[free-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈfriˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

1. a village on SW Long Island, in SE New York.

2. a city in NW Illinois.

3. a city in SE Texas.

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Example Sentences

Higher rates would also weigh on demand for copper, the main metal that Freeport mines.

From Barron's

The move comes amid wider economic changes in Port Talbot, including the town's designation as part of the Celtic Freeport and a major restructuring at Tata Steel, as it shifts towards electric arc furnace production of steel.

From BBC

She added that clean steel-making, the development of the Celtic Freeport, and the expansion of floating offshore wind, meant Port Talbot was firmly at the heart of south Wales's growing clean energy economy, supporting thousands of new jobs and helping deliver Britain's clean power mission.

From BBC

“It’s a scary thing, it’s not good for our industry,” said Michael Smith, chief executive of Freeport LNG, an exporter, at an energy conference in Houston this week.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s a scary thing, it’s not good for our industry,” said Michael Smith, CEO of Freeport LNG, on a Wednesday panel.

From Barron's