1778 E.-J. Genet Let. 9 May in B. Franklin Papers (1987) XXVI. 427 Had you Sent it by the post, I wou'd have receiv'd it the next morning, and franco too, as I pay no postage.

1873 Young Englishwoman May 256/2 The Malle des Indes sends out patterns by post franco.

1962 H. O. Beecheno Introd. Business 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.

1995 L. Phlips Competition Policy vii. 120 In all of France, the franco prices were calculated by summing the base price at Thionville plus the transportation cost to a particular delivery point.

1999 B. Abegg & M. Benford Communication for Business: Satzbausteine vi. 83 Delivery will be made franco to your premises as per your instructions.