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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Trade Deals Trade programs like the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE/HELP, which allow duty-free access to the U.S. market, are set to expire next September, and their fate will rest with the new Congress.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Forest City is a duty-free zone in Malaysia, just a few miles from Singapore.
—Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
The latest trend seems to be selling duty-free items more aggressively and pushing you to apply for one of their revenue-generating credit cards – both of which are likely to fall flat.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Hainan has the world’s largest duty-free shopping mall, and the government plans to turn the entire island into a duty-free hub as early as next year.
—Serenitie Wang, Cnbc, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
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Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Forest City is a duty-free zone in Malaysia, just a few miles from Singapore.
—Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
The latest trend seems to be selling duty-free items more aggressively and pushing you to apply for one of their revenue-generating credit cards – both of which are likely to fall flat.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Hainan has the world’s largest duty-free shopping mall, and the government plans to turn the entire island into a duty-free hub as early as next year.
—Serenitie Wang, Cnbc, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Duty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty-free. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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