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[ doo-tee-free, dyoo- ] / ˈdu tiˈfri, ˈdyu- /
adjective, adverbfree of customs duty or tax on imported or exported goods: duty-free cargo; merchandise shipped duty-free. pertaining to or selling goods for import or export free of the usual customs duty: a duty-free shop at the airport. Origin of duty-free1680–90; duty (in the sense “an import or export tax”) + -free Words nearby duty-freedutiable, dutiful, Dutton, duty, duty-bound, duty-free, duty-free shop, duty officer, duty to retreat, duumvir, duumvirate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for duty-freeEven more than competition to his bridge, Maroun objects to competition for his duty-free gasoline stations. The Price of the Tea Party|David Frum|June 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST One communicates with her by text, if at all, meeting only in the duty-free zones of strip clubs and hotel suites. Rise of the Alpha Female|Lizzie Skurnick|December 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST Many products from these nations now enter America duty-free, yet many of our products face steep tariffs in their markets. State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush|George W. Bush The law for the encouragement of the coinage, by rendering it duty-free, was first enacted during the reign of Charles II. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations|Adam Smith
Duty-free importation favored and encouraged this dependence on Germany for scientific apparatus. America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell If taken out for exportation, to be duty-free; proper security being always given that they should be so exported. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations|Adam Smith For a handsome man I'll admit he was the duty-free merchandise. Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for duty-free
adjective, adverbwith exemption from customs or excise duties noungoods sold in a duty-free shop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |