duty-freeadjective
uk/ˌdʒuː.tiˈfriː/us/ˌduː.t̬iˈfriː/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.
I bought some perfume in the duty-free shop.
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Taxation
- capital gains tax
- capitation
- chargeable
- corporation tax
- custom
- inheritance tax
- levy
- National Insurance
- octroi
- overtax
- rateable value
- tax avoidance
- tax break
- tax credit
- tax exile
- tax-deductible
- tax-exempt
- VATable
- welfare state
- withholding tax
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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:
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taxation
- capital gains tax
- capitation
- chargeable
- corporation tax
- custom
- inheritance tax
- levy
- National Insurance
- octroi
- overtax
- rateable value
- tax avoidance
- tax break
- tax credit
- tax exile
- tax-deductible
- tax-exempt
- VATable
- welfare state
- withholding tax
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