free alongside ship


adverb, adjective

Also called free alongside vessel.

Origin of free alongside ship

First recorded in 1900–05

Definition for free alongside ship (2 of 2)

F.A.S.

or f.a.s.


Commerce.

free alongside ship: without charge to the buyer for goods delivered alongside ship.

British Dictionary definitions for free alongside ship

free alongside ship

adjective

(of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel Abbreviation: FAS, f.a.s Also: free alongside vessel Compare free on board