customs

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Signification (Anglais)

1. The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
2. The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.
3. The process of going through customs checks at a border checkpoint.
4. The location at a border checkpoint where customs checks are carried out.

douane

moeurs

droits de douane

de douane

customs duty

customs office

customs official

mundane things

custom-duties

customs authority

maritime customs

export duty

import duty

national character

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkʌs.təmz/

Plural of custom. Perhaps influenced by or taken as a corruption of customhouse, from Middle English custome hous.

Nouveau

custom

1. Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
2. Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
3. Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
4. Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
5. Traditional beliefs or rituals.
6. A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, pornography, etc.
7. (obsolete) Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
8. Toll, tax, or tribute.