payment of a duty
1duty-free — [do͞ot′ēfrē′, dyo͞ot′ēfrē′] adj. designating or of goods on which no duty or tax must be paid, or a shop selling such goods adv. with no payment of a duty or tax required …
2Duty-free shop — Duty Free redirects here. For the British sitcom, see Duty Free (TV series). A typical duty free store, at Zürich Airport …
3duty — ► NOUN (pl. duties) 1) a moral or legal obligation. 2) a task required as part of one s job. 3) a payment levied on the import, export, manufacture, or sale of goods. 4) Brit. a payment levied on the transfer of property, for licences, and for… …
4Duty — Du ty, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.] 1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material thing.] [1913 Webster] When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware, thou receivest thy duty. Tyndale. [1913 Webster] 2. That which a person… …
5duty — [do͞ot′ē, dyo͞ot′ē] n. pl. duties [ME duete < Anglo Fr dueté, what is due (owing): see DUE & TY1] 1. the obedience or respect that one should show toward one s parents, older people, etc. 2. conduct based on moral or legal obligation, or a… …
6duty-free — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ exempt from payment of duty …
7Duty of confidentiality — Professional responsibility D …
8payment — The amount required to repay a loan, including interest and fees. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * payment pay‧ment [ˈpeɪmənt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE an amount of money that must be or has been paid, or the act of paying it …
9payment — The fulfilment of a promise, or the performance of an agreement. A discharge of an obligation or debt, and part payment, if accepted, is a discharge pro tanto. In a more restricted legal sense payment is the performance of a duty, promise, or… …
10Duty (economics) — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …