duty-free

[ doo-tee-free, dyoo- ]

adjective, adverb
  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.

Origin of duty-free

1
1680–90; duty (in the sense “an import or export tax”) + -free

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British Dictionary definitions for duty-free

duty-free

adjective, adverb
  1. with exemption from customs or excise duties

noun
  1. goods sold in a duty-free shop

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