customs
The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Etymology
Plural of custom. Perhaps influenced by or taken as a corruption of customhouse, from Middle English custome hous.
CUSTOMS at a glance
CUSTOMS has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + S 1 + T 1 + O 1 + M 3 + S 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,117 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with customs
All rhymes- ROOMS7
- SYMPTOMS17
- MOMS8
- ATOMS7
- BEDROOMS13
- MUSHROOMS16
- BATHROOMS16
- CLASSROOMS14
- FREEDOMS14
- CONDOMS12
- KINGDOMS16
- BOTTOMS11
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