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duty-free shop

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noun

  1. a shop, esp one at an airport or on board a ship, that sells perfume, tobacco, etc, at duty-free prices

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There's the duty-free shop classic, Toblerone, one the first milk chocolate brands in the world and in my opinion the greatest.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2023

The duty-free shop operator’s deal, if executed, would surpass Tianqi Lithium’s $1.71 billion listing in June to become the biggest share sale in Hong Kong in 2022.

From Reuters Aug. 12, 2022

The airport lounge was hardly the usual setting for a first meeting of two heads of state, though Shannon Airport does boast of the world's first duty-free shop.

From Fox News Jun. 5, 2019

The prevailing sentiment was captured by an airport duty-free shop that posted a photo of its shelves emptied of D&G; products: “We have to show our stance. We are proud to be Chinese.”

From Washington Times Nov. 25, 2018

A few weeks after they met, Mr. McCalister flew to Saba, in the Caribbean, to go diving, and visited the duty-free shop.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2018

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