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Meaning of duty-free in English duty-freeadjective uk /ˌdʒuː.tiˈfriː/ us /ˌduː.t̬iˈfriː/ Add to word list Add to word list B1 Duty-free goods are goods bought in special shops in airports, on ships, etc. on which you do not pay government tax: He bought his wife some duty-free perfume.duty-free shop I bought some perfume in the duty-free shop. Taxation
  • after tax
  • amortizable
  • anti-dumping
  • anti-progressive
  • anti-tax
  • gas tax
  • HMRC
  • homestead exemption
  • housing credit
  • impact fee
  • regressive
  • regressively
  • road tax
  • sales tax
  • self-assessment
  • taxpayer
  • tithe
  • top rate
  • tourist tax
  • trade war
See more results » duty-freenoun uk /ˌdʒuː.tiˈfriː/ us /ˌduː.t̬iˈfriː/ [ U ] goods that you can buy in special shops in airports, on ships, etc., without paying tax on them: buy duty-free We can buy our duty-free while we're waiting at the airport. [ C ] (also duty-free shop) a shop at an airport, on a ship, etc. where you can buy duty-free goods: There'll be a duty-free on the ferry. Taxation
  • after tax
  • amortizable
  • anti-dumping
  • anti-progressive
  • anti-tax
  • gas tax
  • HMRC
  • homestead exemption
  • housing credit
  • impact fee
  • regressive
  • regressively
  • road tax
  • sales tax
  • self-assessment
  • taxpayer
  • tithe
  • top rate
  • tourist tax
  • trade war
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Shops & auctions (Definition of duty-free from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

duty-free | American Dictionary

duty-freeadjective [ not gradable ] us /ˈdu·t̬i ˈfri/ Add to word list Add to word list sold without any tax added, esp. at airports (Definition of duty-free from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

duty-free | Business English

duty-freeadjective uk /ˌdjuːtiˈfriː/ us (also duty free) Add to word list Add to word list TAX, COMMERCE duty-free goods are goods that you can buy without paying the tax that would normally be added to their price, often sold in airports, on planes, etc.: She had bought some duty-free perfume at the airport. duty-free goods/items/purchases the duty-free business/industry/market Compare duty-paid

duty-free

adverb Buy drink and cigarettes duty-free at the airport. duty-freenoun   TAX, COMMERCE uk us (also duty free) [ C ] informal a duty-free shop: She works in the duty-free at Gatwick. [ U or plural ] goods that you can buy, for example, at an airport, without paying the tax that would normally be added to their price, or the system that allows these goods to be sold without tax: Since the abolition of duty free, airports can no longer rely on alcohol and tobacco for profits. I didn't have time to buy any duty-frees. (Definition of duty-free from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of duty-free

duty-free It was decided to attract investors through incentives that included duty-free imports, untaxed operations, cheap but educated labour, and profit mobility. From the Cambridge English Corpus The architect asked those providing glass from abroad to submit bids consistent with the assumption that the glass would be admitted to the country duty-free. From the Cambridge English Corpus Estimates are sensitive to a whole range of assumptions about the nature of the successor regime and the post-abolition marketing strategies of the duty-free operators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It says that there is no evidence that carrying duty-free alcohol on passenger flights is in itself dangerous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The duty-free facilities also give incoming and outgoing tourists the chance to spend their money how they like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One imaginative idea which has been put forward is that the islands should be made a duty-free zone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should also reduce duty-free allowances and increase the policing of our borders to reduce alcohol smuggling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not other countries which are interested in the import of this raw material allow it duty-free entry anyway? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 British diplomats serving at home are not permitted to purchase duty-free wines, spirit or cigarette in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The prices at which duty-free goods are sold at airports is a matter for the airport authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is another example— the ending of all duty-free concessions on tobacco. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only will it come into being in 1993 but there is a real risk that duty-free sales will be lost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that that has something to do with duty-free allowances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How would the attraction of duty-free purchases be removed by the harmonisation of duties? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the latter case, the shipowners also have an alternative of duty-free delivery direct from the bonded warehouses or refineries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of duty-free These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of duty-free?

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in Chinese (Traditional) （商品）免稅的, （在機場或船上等的）免稅商品, （在機場或船上等的）免稅店… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （商品）免税的, （在机场或船上等的）免税商品, （在机场或船上等的）免税商店… See more in Spanish libre de impuestos, tienda libre de impuestos, libre de impuestos [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese isento de impostos, livre de impostos, livre de impostos [masculine-feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian ड्युटी-फ्री वस्तू म्हणजे विमानतळावरील विशेष दुकानांमध्ये, जहाजांवर इत्यादींमध्ये खरेदी केलेला माल. ज्यावर तुम्ही सरकारी कर भरत नाही.… See more 免税の, 免税（めんぜい）の… See more gümrüksüz, gümrüğe tabi olmayan, gümrükten muaf… See more hors taxes, hors-taxe, duty-free… See more lliure d’impostos… See more belastingvrij… See more வரி இல்லாத பொருட்கள் என்பது விமான நிலையங்களில் உள்ள சிறப்பு கடைகளில், கப்பல்கள் போன்றவற்றில் நீங்கள் அரசாங்க வரி செலுத்தாத பொருட்கள்.… See more कर मुक्त, कर रहित, हवाई-अड्डे… See more કરમુક્ત… See more afgiftsfri… See more tullfri… See more bebas cukai… See more zollfrei… See more follfri, toll-/avgiftsfri… See more بغیر ٹیکس کا, ڈیوٹی فری… See more вільний від мита… See more సుంకం /పన్ను లేని, ప్రభుత్వ పన్ను చెల్లించని విమానాశ్రయాలు, నౌకలు మొదలైన వాటిలో ప్రత్యేక దుకాణాలలో కొనుగోలు చేసిన వస్తువులు.… See more শুল্কমুক্ত… See more prostý cla… See more bebas pajak… See more ปลอดภาษี… See more miễn thuế… See more wolnocłowy, wolny od cła… See more 면세의… See more esente da dazio, duty-free… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of duty-free

  • duty-free shop
  • duty-free zone
  • duty-free access
  • duty-free, at duty-free shop
  • duty-free entry, at duty-free access
  • duty-free store, at duty-free shop
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