customs

Plural: customs

Noun

• money collected under a tariff
• accepted or habitual practice
• a specific practice of long standing
• money collected under a tariff
• habitual patronage
• The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
• The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.
• The process of going through customs checks at a border checkpoint.
• The location at a border checkpoint where customs checks are carried out.
• plural of custom

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of custom

Examples

• Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France.
• Customs stopped us in the airport for an inspection.
• They usually don't care about customs, but she was clearly planning on selling most of it.

Synonyms

custom, customs duty, impost, tradition, usage, usance