customs

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Synonyms: custom, custos

Antonyms: custom, custos

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Noun

1. The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
   • Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. The location at a border checkpoint where customs checks are carried out.

Noun

1. plural of custom

Verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of custom

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