What does customs mean?

Q: What does customs mean?

n. the government office that collects taxes on goods and checks items entering the country; the area at airports or ports where officials check your bags when entering a country; taxes paid to the government when bringing goods from other countries

customs

🇺🇸 /ˈkʌstəmz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkʌstəmz/

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noun

the government office that collects taxes on goods and checks items entering the country

The customs officers found illegal goods in the shipment.

the area at airports or ports where officials check your bags when entering a country

We had to wait in line at customs for over an hour.

taxes paid to the government when bringing goods from other countries

The customs on imported electronics can be quite high.

translation

the government office that collects taxes on goods and checks items entering the country; the area at airports or ports where officials check your bags when entering a country; taxes paid to the government when bringing goods from other countries

Word Forms

Plural customss