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customs

cus·toms [ kústəmz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. place where dutiable goods are examined: a place where goods and baggage are examined on entering a country to see what duty is payable on them and to check for smuggled goods
pass through customs

2. government agency: a government department responsible for collecting taxes on imports and for preventing illegal imports

3. duties on goods: taxes payable on imports and exports

[14th century. <custom "customary tax"]
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