free on board
Americanadverb
adjective
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
If the merchant is disposed to lay out his money in the purchase of other commodities, the broker informs him at what rate the different articles may be put free on board, all charges paid.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert
In 1877 the yield was 13,500 tons, and the price rose from 2 pounds 13 shillings 6 pence to 3 pounds 5 shillings and at length to 4 pounds per ton, free on board.
From Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
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