customs

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of custom

custom

• Noun
• Adj
• Verb

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Synonyms

habits

duty

manners

lifestyle

traditions

law

way of life

toll

life

custom

impost

customs duty

socializing

tariff

tax

cults

ways

duties

regulations

behavior

behaviour

rules

behaviour

habit

practices

customs office

customs official

conduct

behavior

taxes

rule

unwritten

usage

usages

usance

use

utilisation

utilization

vulgarity

way

well-behaved

world

🗺️

worldliness

worldview

mundane things

gabelle

action

culture

employment

custom-duties

Translations

douane

🛃

Zoll

dogana

🛃

aduana

🛃

alfândega

🛃

douane

🛃

τελωνείο

duana

🛃

douanes

doganale

🛃

aduana

🛃

zollamtlich

douanier

🛃

Zollgebühren

coutumes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌs.təmz/

Etymology

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