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English
Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈkʌstəmz/
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Noun
customs

1. (plural) The plural of "custom"

#: The w:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian culture had many distinctive and interesting beliefs and customs.

1. (plural) The duty|duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.

#: We had to pay customs of £200 on all the wine we took back from France.

1. (singular) The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.

#: We got pulled over by customs on our way back from France - we only had 200 bottles of wine - it was so unfair.

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