duty-free
adjective or adverb\ ˌdü-tē-ˈfrē 
, ˌdyü-, ˈd(y)ü-tē-ˌfrē \
, ˌdyü-, ˈd(y)ü-tē-ˌfrē \Definition of duty-free
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
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for duty-free
duty-free
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of duty-free
: not taxed when taken into another country
: selling goods that will not be taxed when taken into another country
See the full definition for duty-free in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Comments on duty-free
What made you want to look up duty-free? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Here Be Dragons: A Creature Identification Quiz
- Which is a synonym of werewolf?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share duty-free
Time Traveler for duty-free
The first known use of duty-free was in 1689
See more words from the same year