without something, often something that you do not want:
• Earnings will be tax-free if the money remains on deposit for seven years.
• Heathrow Airport gets more money from duty-free sales than from landing fees.
• The casino will generate $10 million a year in risk-free income for the consortium.
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-free (also free) suffix
► used at the end of words to mean 'without': »
It is supposed to be virtually pollution-free and produce both electricity and hydrogen.
»The returns are not risk-free.
tax-/interest-/duty-free »Your husband could put the money in a tax-free cash ISA.
Financial and business terms. 2012.