customs
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Plural of custom. Perhaps influenced by or taken as a corruption of customhouse, from Middle English custome hous.
Noun
customs (countable and uncountable, plural customs)
- (in the plural) The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
- Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France.
- (in the singular or uncountable) The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.
- Customs stopped us in the airport for an inspection.
- The process of going through customs checks at a border checkpoint.
- They usually don't care about customs, but she was clearly planning on selling most of it.
Derived terms
Translations
the duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods
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government agency
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customs checks at a border checkpoint
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custom house — see custom house
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
customs
Verb
customs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of custom
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