NAFTA

noun

an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years

• Syn: ↑North American Free Trade Agreement

• Hypernyms: ↑free trade

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/naf"teuh/, n.

North American Free Trade Agreement.

Also, Nafta.

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NAFTA /nafˈtə/

abbrev

North American Free Trade Agreement

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NAFTA or Naf|ta «NAF tuh», noun.

North American Free Trade Agreement, a free-trade zone composed of Mexico, Canada, and the United States: »

Both [candidates] support NAFTA as vital for the nation's economic future (Time).

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['naftə]

(also Nafta) abbr. North American Free Trade Agreement

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NAFTA [NAFTA]

(in full the North American Free Trade Agreement)

an agreement signed in 1989 between the US, Canada and Mexico to allow goods to be transported and sold more easily over their borders. It also makes it easier for business and professional people to move between the three countries. The agreement began to operate in 1994.