duty-free

[ doo-tee-free, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu tiˈfri, ˈdyu- /

adjective, adverb

free 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-free

1680–90; duty (in the sense “an import or export tax”) + -free

Words nearby duty-free

dutiable, dutiful, Dutton, duty, duty-bound, duty-free, duty-free shop, duty officer, duty to retreat, duumvir, duumvirate

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Example sentences from the Web for duty-free

Even 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

duty-free

adjective, adverb

with exemption from customs or excise duties

noun

goods sold in a duty-free shop

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单词	duty-free
释义	duty-free [ doo-tee-free, dyoo- ] / ˈdu tiˈfri, ˈdyu- / adjective, adverb free 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-free 1680–90; duty (in the sense “an import or export tax”) + -free Words nearby duty-free dutiable, 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-free Even 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 duty-free adjective, adverb with exemption from customs or excise duties noun goods 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
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