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Too many countries that do not play by the free trade rules of the World Trade Organization - including, notably mercantilist China and monopolist Saudi Arabia - have been allowed in, to the detriment of both the WTO and the liberal trading environment it is supposed to sponsor.
Frank Gaffney

Meaning of "free trade" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FREE TRADE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREE TRADE

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WHAT DOES FREE TRADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Free trade

Free trade is a policy in international markets in which governments do not restrict imports or exports. Free trade is exemplified by the European Union / European Economic Area and the North American Free Trade Agreement, which have established open markets. Most nations are today members of the World Trade Organization multilateral trade agreements. However, most governments still impose some protectionist policies that are intended to support local employment, such as applying tariffs to imports or subsidies to exports. Governments may also restrict free trade to limit exports of natural resources. Other barriers that may hinder trade include import quotas, taxes, and non-tariff barriers, such as regulatory legislation.

Definition of free trade in the English dictionary

The definition of free trade in the dictionary is illicit trade; smuggling.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREE TRADE

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free sample
free shot
free silver
free skater
free skating
Free Soil Party
free space
free speech
free spirit
Free State
Free Territory of Trieste
free thought
free throw
free verse
free vibration
free vote
free will
Free World
free zone

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREE TRADE

balustrade
bilateral trade
board of trade
cap-and-trade
carry trade
chamber of trade
commodity trade
estrade
export trade
external trade
fair trade
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import-export trade
ivory trade
restraint of trade
retail trade
rough trade
slave trade
terms of trade
tourist trade
trade

Synonyms and antonyms of free trade in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «free trade» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREE TRADE

Find out the translation of free trade to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of free trade from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «free trade» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自由贸易
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libre comercio
570 millions of speakers

English

free trade
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुक्त व्यापार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التجارة الحرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свободной торговли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

livre comércio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুক্ত বাণিজ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le libre-échange
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perdagangan Bebas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freihandel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自由貿易
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자유 무역
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Free trade
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thương mại tự do
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலவச வர்த்தகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुक्त व्यापार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serbest ticaret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

libero scambio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wolnego handlu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вільної торгівлі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de liber schimb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελεύθερο εμπόριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrye handel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frihandel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frihandel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of free trade

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE TRADE»

The term «free trade» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.730 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE TRADE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about free trade

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10 QUOTES WITH «FREE TRADE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word free trade.
1
George Ayittey
There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came.
2
Michael Badnarik
NAFTA and GATT have about as much to do with free trade as the Patriot Act has to do with liberty.
3
Lloyd Dorfman
By all means, let's have free trade and no trade barriers and a common market. But where did it all suddenly become about our own economic and political destiny being surrendered to Brussels with agendas that arguably have very little to do with the interests of the British people and British voters?
4
Donald Evans
But, we have had the debate in our country now for a number of years as to whether or not free trade agreements are good for economic growth and economic opportunity in creating jobs and lifting people out of poverty.
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Frank Gaffney
Too many countries that do not play by the free trade rules of the World Trade Organization - including, notably mercantilist China and monopolist Saudi Arabia - have been allowed in, to the detriment of both the WTO and the liberal trading environment it is supposed to sponsor.
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Danny Glover
The progressive movement against the war of occupation in Iraq is a reason for hope, as is resistance to free trade agreements in Latin America. Those are moments that we have to celebrate: that people still find the resolve and energy to resist.
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Philip Hammond
While I believe firmly in open markets and free trade, I also believe an open market needs a level playing field.
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Daniel Hannan
Most British people are keen to remain in a European free trade zone; and most EU states are keen to keep us there, because we buy from them more than we sell to them to the tune of £40 million per day.
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Joseph Hume
The advantage to Great Britain of a regular free trade in corn would, therefore, be more by raising the rest of the world to our standard and price, than by lowering the prices here to the standard of the Continent.
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Jon Huntsman, Jr.
When America closes its doors, so does everybody else. We are the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREE TRADE»

Discover the use of free trade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to free trade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Free Trade Today
In this book he does two important things: he punctures all the standard false arguments for protection, and he uses the modern theory of commercial policy to suggest how a balanced approach to trade and social policy might look.
Jagdish N. Bhagwati, 2003
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Free Trade: Myths, Realities and Alternatives
Case for free trade, critiques, how policies work in practice plus new ideas for greater self reliance & alternative development.
Graham Dunkley, 2004
3
Free Trade Under Fire: Third Edition
This third edition has been thoroughly updated to include the latest developments in world trade--including the practice of off-shoring services, the impact of trade on wages, and the implications of trade with China-based on the latest ...
Douglas A. Irwin, 2009
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Free Trade Doesn't Work: What Should Replace it and why
This very readable book is aimed at both ordinary concerned citizens and people with a bit of sophistication about economics.
Ian Fletcher, 2010
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Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade
It should be a set text for anyone interested in trade policy - The Economist. "This is a useful and valuable book that brings together a wide range of historical arguments for and against free trade.
Douglas A. Irwin, 1996
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Making a Killing: Femicide, Free Trade, and La Frontera
This book, the first anthology to focus exclusively on the Juárez femicides, as the crimes have come to be known, compiles several different scholarly "interventions" from diverse perspectives, including feminism, Marxism, critical race ...
Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Georgina Guzmán, 2010
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Limits to Free Trade: Non-tariff Barriers in the European ...
The Midwest Book Review This book explores the growing list of non-tariff trade barriers raised by the US, EU and Japan and assesses the prospects for significant trade liberalization.
David Hanson, 2010
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Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret ...
Bad Samaritans was an introduction to open-minded economists and political free-thinkers to Ha-Joon Chang's theories of the dangers of free-trade.
Ha-Joon Chang, 2010
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The Free Trade Adventure: The WTO, the Uruguay Round and ...
Free trade lies at the heart of the new era of globalisation. This superb account explains the theory of free trade and how it has been put into practice. The author reviews the history of 20th century trade agreements.
Graham Dunkley, 2000
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Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Agreements ...
Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist who uniquely combines a reputation as the leading scholar of international trade with a substantial presence in public policy on the important issues of the day, shines here a ...
Jagdish Bhagwati, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREE TRADE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term free trade is used in the context of the following news items.
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GUEST COMMENTARY: Fair trade, not free trade
President Obama claims these deals improve and "correct" negative aspects of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central ... «Columbia Missourian, Jul 15»
2
Logistic park, free trade warehousing zone to come up in city
City-based Sravan Group, which clocked a turnover of Rs.72 crore during 2014-15, has decided to develop a world-class logistic park and free ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
India Opens Talks With Eurasian Economic Union Over Free Trade
India has commenced negotiations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) over a Free Trade Agreement that is likely to focus on trade ... «India Briefing, Jul 15»
4
Poroshenko sets up delegation to participate in free trade area talks …
The decree approves the guidelines for the Ukrainian delegation to participate in the talks with Canada on the signing of the free trade ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
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Scandinavian unions are pro free trade and open markets
They are strongly pro free trade and open markets. In the 1930s the Swedish unions agreed a no-strike, no-lock-out agreement with employers, ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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On The Driveway To Economic Recovery – Thoughts On Free Trade
Recovery from the Great Recession has been fragile. Everyone knows that growth is critical to full recovery, and maintaining trading partners is ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
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Will Free Trade Be An Issue In U.S. Senate Race?
Those are the words former Presidential candidate Ross Perot used to describe the effect he thought the North American Free Trade ... «WCBE 90.5 FM, Jul 15»
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India, Australia walk the talk, bridge gap on free trade agreement …
NEW DELHI: India and Australia are moving towards concluding negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year, ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Free trade warehousing zone, logistic park to come up in city
City-based Sravan Group, which clocked a turnover of Rs.72 crore during 2014-15, has decided to develop a world-class logistic park and free ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Ibbitson: What's Mulcair's position on free trade?
Traditionally, the NDP has been implacably opposed to free trade. But under Mr. Mulcair, the party announced its support last year for the ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

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