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duty-free

American  
[doo-tee-free, dyoo-] / ˈdu tiˈfri, ˈdyu- /

adjective

  1. free of customs duty or tax on imported or exported goods.

    duty-free cargo; merchandise shipped duty-free.

  2. pertaining to or selling goods for import or export free of the usual customs duty.

    a duty-free shop at the airport.
duty-free British  

adjective

  1. with exemption from customs or excise duties

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noun

  1. goods sold in a duty-free shop

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Etymology

Origin of duty-free

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

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