Synonyms for
Customs
Definition
Customs are the official department that examines goods coming into a country and collects taxes on them.
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- customs and traditions
- local customs
- cultural customs
- ancient customs
- foreign customs
- customs and beliefs
- breaking customs
- following customs
Word family
Usage note
The plural 'customs' often refers to duties or taxes on imported goods, distinct from its meaning of established practices. Be mindful of context to avoid confusion.
Example sentences
- The customs officer at the border asked to see my passport.
- We had to pay customs fees on the items we bought from overseas.
- Customs can be a long and tedious process when traveling.
- The customs department is responsible for enforcing trade regulations.
- Customs officials can search your luggage if they suspect you are carrying illegal items.
Quotes
Customs form the habits of nations; and those who travel abroad, instead of carrying nothing but their prejudices, generally bring back from the place they have visited a great number of new ideas.
Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them if we basely entail hereditary bondage on them.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.