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Free Port

Definition: Free Port

Free Port

Noun

1. An area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties.

2. A port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Free Port

DomainDefinitions

Business

A port or area where there are no customs duties. Source: European Union. (references)

Economics

An area where imported goods may be brought without payment of duties. (references)

Shipping

A restricted area at a seaport for the handling of duty-exempted import goods. Also called a Foreign Trade Zone. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Free Port

Synonym: free zone (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Free Port

English words defined with "free port": Sally port. (references)
Specialty definitions using "free port": ex vesselFAS, Foreign Trade Zone, free pratiqueHurdTerms of Sale. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Free Port

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Hong Kong is a duty free port, and the HKG levies no import tariffs on biotechnology testing instruments or any type of laboratory instruments. (references)

Economic History

Hong Kong

All of Hong Kong is a duty-free zone, as it is a free port. (references)

Tanzania

A free port is in the process of being established in Zanzibar. (references)

Denmark

Tax and duties are not payable until cargo leaves the Free Port. (references)

Political Economy

Hong Kong

In fact, the HKSAR has maintained its capitalist economic and trade systems, retained the status of a free port and continued a free trade policy with free movement of goods and capital. (references)

Trade

Chile

Punta Arenas also has a free port. (references)

Finland

Finland has one free port in Hanko. (references)

Travel

Denmark

The Port of Copenhagen includes a free port (see above). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Free Port

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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47

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5

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3

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2

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2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Free Port

Language Translations for "free port"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

frihavn (bonded port, free trade zone). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vrijhaven (bonded port, free trade zone). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vapaasatama (sufferance wharf). (various references)

   

French

  

port franc (free trade zone). (various references)

   

German

  

Freihafen (freeport). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ελεύθερο λιμάνι (bonded port, free trade zone). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szabadkikötő. (various references)

   

Italian

  

porto franco (bonded port, free trade zone). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

自"港 (a free port). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

じゆう"う (a free port). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eefray ortpay

   

Portuguese

  

porto franco (bonded port, free trade zone), homem livre (Freeman). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

porto-franco. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

вольная гавань, открытый порт. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

puerto franco (bonded port, free trade zone). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

frihamn (sufferance wharf). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Free Port

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-f-o-p-r-r-t"

-2 letters: ferret, perter, porter, prefer, pretor, report, retore.

-3 letters: fetor, forte, freer, frere, frore, ofter, peter, refer, repot, repro, retro, roper, topee, toper, trope.

-4 letters: feet, fere, fete, fore, fort, free, fret, froe, peer, pert, poet, pore, port, pree, prof, reef, reft, repo, rete, rope, rote, tope, tore, torr, tree, tref, trop.

-5 letters: eft, ere.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-f-o-p-r-r-t"
 

+1 letter: ferrotype, perforate, profiteer.

 

+2 letters: ferrotypes, perforated, perforates, profiteers.

 

+3 letters: imperforate, profiteered, profiterole, proliferate.

 

+4 letters: outperformed, performative, preformatted, preformulate, professorate, profiteering, profiteroles, proliferated, proliferates, waterproofed, waterproofer, weatherproof.

 

+5 letters: performatives, preformulated, preformulates, professorates, professoriate, proliferative, waterproofers, weatherproofs.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Free Port


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 72 65 65      50 6F 72 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01110010 01100101 01100101 00100000 01010000 01101111 01110010 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#114 &#101 &#101 &#32 &#80 &#111 &#114 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0072 0065 0065      0050 006F 0072 0074

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

40847171250818486

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Free Port"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelsetanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danés, dansk

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatiehollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holandés, holländsk

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutossuomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francés, fransk, franska

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definitiontysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, neamţ, немецкий, alemán, tysk

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφρασηgræker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, greacã, греческий, грек, griego, grek

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordításungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, ungrare

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneitaliener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare

Japanese Kanji

辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, japonezã, японский, японец, japonés, japansk

Japanese Katakana

じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょjapanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, japonezã, японский, японец, japonés, japansk

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, portughez, португальский, portugués, portugis

Romanian

dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcirerumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumano, rumänsk

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещениеrusser, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", русский, ruso, ryss

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónSpaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, översättningZweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", шведский, sueco, svensk

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationenglantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, englezesc, английский, inglés, engelsk
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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