duty-free
adjective
uk/ˌdjuːtiˈfriː/ us(also duty free) 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
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duty-paid
duty-free
adverb
Buy drink and cigarettes duty-free at the airport.
duty-free
noun
TAX, COMMERCE ukus(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.