Zollfreiheit

German

Etymology

Zoll (“customs/duty”) +‎ Freiheit (“freedom”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɔlˌfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t]
  • Hyphenation: Zoll‧frei‧heit

Noun

Zollfreiheit f (genitive Zollfreiheit, plural Zollfreiheiten)

  1. (economics, politics) exemption from customs duties, duty-free status (the condition of being exempt from paying customs duties on imports or exports, often within a free trade area)
    Innerhalb des europäischen Binnenmarktes herrscht weitgehende Zollfreiheit.
    Within the European single market, there is extensive exemption from customs duties.
    Die Zollfreiheit für bestimmte Rohstoffe soll die heimische Produktion ankurbeln.
    The duty-free status for certain raw materials is intended to stimulate domestic production.

Declension

Declension of Zollfreiheit [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zollfreiheit die Zollfreiheiten
genitive einer der Zollfreiheit der Zollfreiheiten
dative einer der Zollfreiheit den Zollfreiheiten
accusative eine die Zollfreiheit die Zollfreiheiten

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