duty-free

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adj noun Freq #49031

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    exempt from duty

    duty-free liquor

  2. 2
    adj

    Exempt from duty, especially from customs duty.

    CBP told CNN it currently processes “nearly 4 million duty-free de minimis shipments a day.”

  3. 3
    noun

    A duty-free article, especially part of the allowance of such goods allowed to be imported.

    We brought back so much duty-free we could hardly walk.

  4. 4
    noun

    A shop where duty-free goods can be bought.

    Have you been to Melbourne airport's duty-free?

Etymology

From duty + -free.

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