customs
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customs¹
- /ˈkʌs.təmz/
Where it comes from
Plural of custom. Perhaps influenced by or taken as a corruption of customhouse, from Middle English custome hous.
noun customs
- The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods. Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France.
- 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.
- The location at a border checkpoint where customs checks are carried out. "You said someone from Cubetown was gonna meet us here at the airport?" "Yeah. We go through customs, then they'll meet us outside baggage claim."
customs²
- /ˈkʌs.təmz/
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun
- plural of custom
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of custom
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: impost, customs duty, excise, tariff, goods, bond, duty-free, uses, bonded, department, duty, operation, many, mores, border, ways
Translations
Every language
noun the duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods
| Español | aduana, arancel, derechos de aduana, aranceles |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 관세 gwanse |
| 日本語 | 関税 kanzei, カスタム kasutamu, カスタムス kasutamusu, カスタムズ kasutamuzu |
| 中文 | 關稅 /关税 guānshuì |
| हिन्दी | सीमा शुल्क sīmā śulk, प्रशुल्क praśulk |
| Kiswahili | ushuru wa forodha |
| Português | alfândega, aduana |
| Français | douane, douanes |
| Deutsch | Zoll, Zollgebühr |
| Italiano | dazio, gabella, imposte, accise, dogana |
| Ελληνικά | δασμός dasmós |
| Română | vamă |
| Русский | тамо́женный сбор tamóžennyj sbor, тамо́женная по́шлина tamóžennaja póšlina |
| العربية | رُسُوم rusūm, جُمْرُك jumruk, رُسُوم جُمْرُكِيَّة rusūm jumrukiyya |
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title = {customs},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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