franco

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a nounbusinesstechnical

   Describing goods delivered with the seller paying all transport and related costs up to a stated place.

   Grammar: Often placed before a place name or used as a trade term: franco border, franco domicile.

   Patterns

   • franco something

   The supplier quoted a franco price, so we owe nothing for transport.

   They agreed on franco delivery to our warehouse.

   A franco contract keeps shipping costs on the seller's side.

2. 2adverbnot comparablebusinesstechnical

   Free of carriage charges to the buyer, up to the stated delivery point.

   Grammar: Often follows the goods and comes before a place: delivered franco warehouse.

   Patterns

   • deliver franco somewhere

   The goods will be delivered franco to your factory.

   Prices are quoted franco border for all European customers.

   The machine was shipped franco, with no extra charge.

Common combinations

franco border

The price is quoted franco border.

franco domicile

Goods are sold franco domicile in this region.

franco price

Please send us the franco price.

franco delivery

We offer franco delivery on large orders.

deliver franco

The seller will deliver franco to our door.

Synonyms and how they differ

carriage paid

Carriage paid is the more common British phrase for the same arrangement.

delivered free

Delivered free is everyday language, while franco is a precise trade term.

freight prepaid

Freight prepaid focuses on transport charges paid ahead of time, often on shipping documents.

Opposites

Word family

franking noun

marking mail to show postage is paid

frank verb

to mark mail to show postage has been paid

Franco- prefix

relating to France, in words like Franco-British

Commonly confused: franco or Franco-?

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