free zone

noun

: an area within which goods may be received and stored without payment of duty

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Representatives said their country offers more than a strong tourism economy, but also focuses on real estate investment, energy, transportation and trade free zones. Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 The city even designates car-free zones around major attractions, like the Champs-Élysées, on weekends. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The promise of protecting my kids’ mental health would have been enough to convince me to declare their bedrooms screen-free zones. Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025 Every Southern home should have a phone-free zone. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free zone

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free zone was in 1900

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“Free zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20zone. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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