‖ franco, a.
(ˈfræŋkəʊ)
[It. (porto) franco free (carriage).]
Free of any postal or delivery charge.
| 1873 Young Englishwoman May 256/2 The Malle des Indes sends out patterns by post franco. 1962 H. O. Beecheno Introd. Bus. Stud. xii. 113 A free, franco or rendu quotation includes all costs up to and including delivery to the purchaser's place of business. 1969 J. L. Hanson Dict. Econ. (ed. 3) 211/1 Franco, a term used in foreign trade transactions, it is a price quotation which includes not only the cost of the commodity but also insurance, freight, and all delivery charges to the importer's ware⁓house. |