free list
Americannoun
noun
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commerce a list of commodities not subject to tariffs
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a list of people admitted free
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
The working man may worry because his shoes will cost a dollar or two more but truffles for his paté de foie gras are on the free list.
From Time Magazine Archive
That last sentence would need explaining, because the Underwood bill placed on the free list a lot of things that farmers raise, viz. bacon, hams, hogs, wool, lambs, sheep, corn, wheat, potatoes, rye, milk, cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of the objections urged against the treaty in Canada, the most significant was that directed against the free list of manufactures.
From George Brown by Lewis, John
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