duty-exempt

  • 1exempt — ex·empt 1 /ig zempt/ adj: free or released from some obligation or duty to which others are subject: not subject or liable certain properties are declared to be exempt and cannot be taken by a person s creditors J. H. Williamson exempt 2 vt: to… …

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  • 2Duty-free shop — Duty Free redirects here. For the British sitcom, see Duty Free (TV series). A typical duty free store, at Zürich Airport …

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  • 3Exempt — Ex*empt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exempted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exempting}.] [F. exempter. See {Exempt}, a.] 1. To remove; to set apart. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except …

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  • 4duty-free — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ exempt from payment of duty …

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  • 5Exempt — Ex*empt , n. 1. One exempted or freed from duty; one not subject. [1913 Webster] 2. One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an Exon. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6exempt interest — For the purposes of stamp duty land tax, any security interest; any licence to use or occupy land; a tenancy at will, advowson (a perpetual right of presentation to an ecclesiastical living), franchise or lordship of the manor (section 48(2),… …

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  • 7duty — noun 1 sth that you have to do because it is right or expected ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory (esp. BrE) ▪ Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. ▪ fiduciary ▪ …

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  • 8duty — n. obligation service 1) to assume, take on a duty 2) to carry out, discharge, do, perform one s duty 3) to shirk one s duty 4) an ethical, moral; legal; painful, unpleasant; pleasant duty 5) a civic; official; patriotic; professional duty ;… …

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  • 9exempt — [[t]ɪgze̱mpt[/t]] exempts, exempting, exempted 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ from n If someone or something is exempt from a particular rule, duty, or obligation, they do not have to follow it or do it. Men in college were exempt from military… …

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  • 10exempt — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere to take out more at example Date: 14th century 1. obsolete set apart 2. free or released from some liability or requirement to which others …

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