customs
noun/ˈkʌs.təmz/
Etymology Plural of custom. Perhaps influenced by or taken as a corruption of customhouse, from Middle English custome hous.
1
In plural 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.
- "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."2022, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4922: Welcome To Canada:
- Derived terms
- Custom House, custom house, customhouse, customs and excise, customs clearance, customs declaration, customs duty, customs house, customshouse, customs officer, customs post, customs union, customs value, noncustoms