English Online Dictionary. What means customs? What does customs mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʌs.təmz/
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.
- (in the singular or uncountable) 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.
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Translations
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
customs
- plural of custom
Verb
customs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of custom