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DUTIABLE
dutiable
(adjective) subject to import tax; “dutiable imports”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dutiable (not comparable)
On which duty must be paid when imported or sold.
Noun
dutiable (plural dutiables)
Any dutiable item.
Source: Wiktionary
Du"ti*a*ble, a. Etym: [From Duty.]
Definition: Subject to the payment of a duty; as dutiable goods. [U.S.] All kinds of dutiable merchandise. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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