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Yes, I'm aware of britannica's over-simplified, useless, liberal definition. It reduces imperialism from a well-understood phenomenon with explainable causes, mechanics, and weaknesses, into a vague, vibes-based definition about "influence." All countries influence each other for their own gain, that doesn't make them imperialist.
Luxemburg is a tax haven for foreign capital, Walmart used it to dodge billions in taxes despite not having a real presence there. The citizens of Luxemburg benefit from foreign capitalists using it to dodge taxes, and in this way participate and benefit from imperialism. You're right about one thing, it is a consequence of free trade, which is why free trade is bad.
You think that by changing the name of a thing that you've changed its nature.