自じ由ゆう貿ぼう易えき協きょう定てい

noun

free trade agreement; FTA

Refers to a treaty between countries to reduce trade barriers. Often abbreviated as FTA in both English and Japanese contexts.

• 日本にほんとEUの間あいだで自じ由ゆう貿ぼう易えき協きょう定ていが発はっ効こうした。

  A free trade agreement between Japan and the EU came into effect.

• 自じ由ゆう貿ぼう易えき協きょう定ていの交こう渉しょうは難なん航こうしている。

  Negotiations for the free trade agreement are facing difficulties.