duty-free
adjective or adverb
ˌdü-tē-ˈfrē 
ˌdyü-,
ˈd(y)ü-tē-ˌfrē
1
: without payment of customs duties : free from duties
imported duty-free
duty-free goods
2
: relating to or selling duty-free goods
a duty-free shop
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Eventually, most of what made up the duty-free cars that the U.S. imported from Mexico had originated overseas, often in East Asia.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
The duty-free offer in the terminal’s non-Schengen area is also expected to be expansive.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Give your toddler a wooden spoon and an upside-down pot and relish the duty-free hour (with ear plugs).
—Katrina Donham, Parents, 21 Jan. 2025
This is a good place to be a duty-free retailer as the airline is growing and recently delivered the strongest financial performance in its 27-year history.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
The duty-free offer in the terminal’s non-Schengen area is also expected to be expansive.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Give your toddler a wooden spoon and an upside-down pot and relish the duty-free hour (with ear plugs).
—Katrina Donham, Parents, 21 Jan. 2025
This is a good place to be a duty-free retailer as the airline is growing and recently delivered the strongest financial performance in its 27-year history.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Duty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty-free. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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