duty etc
1duty — [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… …
2Duty — • The definition of the term duty given by lexicographers is: something that is due , obligatory service ; something that one is bound to perform or to avoid Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Duty Duty …
3duty-free — ˌduty ˈfree adjective TAX duty free goods can be bought without paying tax on them, for example at ports and airports when you are travelling abroad: • The drop in air traffic is expected to cut into duty free perfume sales. • the airport s duty… …
4duty-free shop — ˌduty ˈfree shop [duty free shop] (also ˌduty ˈfree) noun a shop/store in an airport or on a ship, etc. that sells goods such as cigarettes, alcohol, ↑perfume, etc. without tax on them See also …
5duty-free shop — ˌduty ˈfree ˌshop also duty free noun [countable] TAX a shop in an airport or on a ship that sells alcohol, cigarettes etc without the tax that you have to pay if you buy them in a country * * * duty free shop UK US noun [C] (also duty free store …
6duty-free — duty free1 adj duty free goods can be brought into a country without paying tax on them ▪ duty free cigarettes ▪ the duty free shop >duty free adv duty free 2 duty free2 n [U and C] alcohol, cigarettes etc that you can bring into a country… …
7duty officer — noun The officer on duty at any particular time • • • Main Entry: ↑duty * * * ˈduty officer 7 [duty officer duty officers] noun the officer, for example in the police, army, etc, who is on duty at a particular time in a particular place …
8duty-frees — ˌduty ˈfrees noun [plural] goods such as alcoholic drinks, tobacco etc that you can buy at ports and airports when travelling abroad without paying tax on them: • Many charter airlines make more out of duty frees than from carrying passengers …
9duty — late 13c., from Anglo Fr. duete, from O.Fr. deu due, owed; proper, just, from V.L. *debutus, from L. debitus, pp. of debere to owe (see DEBT (Cf. debt)). Related: Duties. The sense of tax or fee on imports, exports, etc. is from late 15c.; duty… …
10Duty on Hair Powder Act 1795 — (35 Geo. III, c. 49) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain levying a tax on hair powder. It was repealed in 1869. The Act stated that everyone wishing to use hair powder must, from 5 May 1795, visit a stamp office to enter their name and… …
