dutiable

[doo-tee-uh-buh l, dyoo-]

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adjective

subject to customs duty, as imported goods.

Origin of dutiable

First recorded in 1765–75; duty + -able

Related formsdu·ti·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·du·ti·a·ble, adjectiveun·du·ti·a·ble, adjective

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Related Words for dutiable

payable, chargeable, due, assessable, dutiable, ratable

Examples from the Web for dutiable

Historical Examples of dutiable

They refused to use the dutiable articles, and made it unprofitable to import them.
The Land We Live In
Henry Mann
There, as well as in France, spirits and tobacco are dutiable.
The Complete Bachelor
Walter Germain
Importations from the United States are dutiable like other commodities.
Industrial Cuba
Robert P. Porter
All dutiable articles must be declared, no matter how small the quantity carried.
Paris
William Walton
When asked if they had any dutiable articles, they declared that they had brought nothing with them that ought to pay duty.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 44, September 9, 1897
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British Dictionary definitions for dutiable

dutiable

adjective

(of goods) liable to duty

Derived Formsdutiability, noun

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