Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Exempt from customs duties.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a region or establishment in which imported goods are exempt from customs duties.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Free from tax or duty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
exempt from duty, especially from customs duty - adjective of or pertaining to such goods
- noun A duty-free article, especially part of the
allowance of such goods allowed to be imported. - noun A shop where duty-free goods can be bought.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective exempt from duty
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Examples
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And another building that caught my eye was that there was a duty-free HYPER mart you could shop in.
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The items listed are already approved to enter duty-free.
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John Constantine tries to trick a demon, talks to the dead, and may finally find time to enjoy his duty-free whiskey.
DC Comics for February 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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“If you do want to bring home some duty-free hooch or scent, grab it last thing when you land in Australia.”
What To Buy When Airport Shopping | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Under the proposed agreement, up to 65 percent of the value of a vehicle can be sourced in low-wage nations like China and still qualify for the FTA's duty-free access.
Rep. John Conyers: The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement: A No Win Situation for America and its Workers Rep. John Conyers 2011
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The measures on offer, including duty-free, quota-free access to developed country markets and improved rules of origin, did not come close to addressing the fundamental injustices in the global trading system.
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If one adheres to that philosophy, then it's a duty to finish a child's meal, and duty-bound eating should be duty-free eating.
Maggie Lamond Simone: Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain the Smart Way: Rationalization Maggie Lamond Simone 2011
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Yet the two divisions have opened fewer than 30 stores internationally between them, mostly small, duty-free shops.
Victoria's Secret Gets Out Overseas John Jannarone 2011
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If one adheres to that philosophy, then it's a duty to finish a child's meal, and duty-bound eating should be duty-free eating.
Maggie Lamond Simone: Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain the Smart Way: Rationalization Maggie Lamond Simone 2011
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If you do want to bring home some duty-free hooch or scent, grab it last thing when you land in Australia.
What To Buy When Airport Shopping | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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