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custom house

or custom·house, customs house, customs·house

noun

  1. a government building or office, as at a seaport, for collecting customs, clearing vessels, etc.


custom house

noun

  1. a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of custom house1

First recorded in 1480–90
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Example Sentences

In 1634 he also prohibited the landing of tobacco any where except at the quay near the custom house in London.

In no part of the world,” he assured us, “were the Custom-house officers so strict, and the penalties so heavy.

Cebú is a port of entry open to foreign trade, with a Custom-house established since the year 1863.

The import and export duties are paid at the custom-house, between which and the treasury a monthly settlement takes place.

One of the most daring exploits of these armed bands of smugglers was the famous attack upon the custom-house at Poole.

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