Meanings
NAFTA1
- abbreviationacronymAcronym of North American Free Trade Agreement
But given the size of the three countries’ economies, and the fact that NAFTA already eliminated most tariffs and trade barriers between them, “the impact of the agreement on the US economy is likely to be moderate,” the ITC report said.
2019 April 18, Katie Lobosco and Haley Byrd, “Trump’s NAFTA replacement would have modest but positive impact, report finds”, in CNN1 more example
The Brits have been uniquely incompetent in wallowing in narcissistic irrelevance ever since the Brexit vote. They’ve refused to admit that the only path forward for them is a crippling deal with the United States that will give them access to the NAFTA system but at the cost of any kind of economic sovereignty.
2023 November 23, Peter Zeihan, “Ireland Needs a New Game Plan || Peter Zeihan”, in Zeihan on Geopolitics, sourced from YouTube, 2:55–3:14
Nafta2
- UKeconomicsAlternative letter-case form of NAFTA (“North American Free Trade Agreement”).
Lance Fritz, the president and C.E.O. of Union Pacific Railroad, said pulling out of Nafta would harm trade, which would in turn weigh on his business.
2017 November 15, Ana Swanson, “Trump’s Trade Approach Diverges Sharply from Free Trade Republicans”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020, retrieved 09 Jan 20181 more example
I was granted my trade Nafta work visa, which allows Canadian and Mexican citizens to work in the US in specific professional occupations, on my second attempt.
2025 March 19, Jasmine Mooney, “I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the acronym NAFTA, used in British press, not used in North America.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish NAFTA
- NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
French ALÉNA
- ALÉNANorth American Free Trade Agreement
Russian НА́ФТА
- НА́ФТА (NÁFTA)North American Free Trade Agreement
Spanish TLCAN
- TLCANNorth American Free Trade Agreement
Swedish NAFTA
- NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
Turkish KASTA, KAÜSTA
- KASTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
- KAÜSTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
- NAFTANorth American Free Trade Agreement
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with NAFTA
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Cite this entry
NAFTA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NAFTA
“NAFTA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NAFTA. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “NAFTA,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NAFTA.
Source: NAFTA on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.