duty to pay
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duty to pay money — index obligation (liability) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
duty — du·ty n pl du·ties [Anglo French deuté indebtedness, obligation, from deu owing, due, from Old French see due] 1: tasks, service, or functions that arise from one s position performing a police officer s duties; also: a period of being on duty… … Law dictionary
Duty-free shop — Duty Free redirects here. For the British sitcom, see Duty Free (TV series). A typical duty free store, at Zürich Airport … Wikipedia
Pay — Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duty-free — duty free1 adjective duty free goods cost less than the usual price because you do not pay any tax on them: duty free cigarettes ╾ ,duty free adverb: You can buy as much beer as you want duty free. duty free ,duty free 2 noun uncount goods such… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
duty-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 … Financial and business terms
duty-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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
duty-free zone — ➔ zone1 * * * duty free zone UK US noun [C] ► TAX, COMMERCE an area where goods can be imported or exported without having to pay the tax that would normally be charged: »Almost all the successful duty free zones around the world have been sited… … Financial and business terms
duty-free access — UK US noun [U] (also duty free entry) ► TAX, COMMERCE permission given by a government for another country to export goods into their country without having to pay tax: »The European Commission has today decided to give 16 developing countries… … Financial and business terms
Duty 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… … Wikipedia
