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Definition of Duty-free
1. Adjective. Exempt from duty. "Duty-free liquor"
Definition of Duty-free
1. Adjective. exempt from duty, especially from customs duty ¹
2. Adjective. of or pertaining to such goods ¹
3. Noun. A duty-free article, especially part of the allowance of such goods allowed to be imported. ¹
4. Noun. A shop where duty-free goods can be bought. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duty-free
Literary usage of Duty-free
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1844)
"DOMINGO, DUTY FREE. The following articles are free of duty at this port since
January 1, 1844 :— Fish, of all descriptions; salt pork and beef, in bbls.; ..."
2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1844)
"DOMINGO, DUTY FREE. The following articles are free of duty at this port since
January 1,1844 :— Fish, of all descriptions; salt pork and beef, in bbls.; ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Societyby American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1901)
"REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON duty-free IMPORTATIONS. To the Council of the American
Chemical Society. GENTLEMEN : Your committee begs leave to report that as ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1922)
"The admission of such books Duty Free has done much to stimulate the reading of
books in this country and the assembling of valuable collections of books ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"These machines can be imported duty free by educational institutions. Three of
them are in continual use at the observatory of Columbia College, New York, ..."
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