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Noun: free port  free port
  1. A port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
    "Singapore's status as a free port contributed to its economic success"
     
  2. An area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties
    "The free port allowed companies to process and repackage goods without incurring additional taxes";
    - free zone

Derived forms: free ports

Type of: area, country, port

Encyclopedia: Free port