custom : Idioms & Phrases


bureau of customs

  • noun the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
    USCB; Bureau of Customs; Customs Bureau.
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Custom of merchants

  • a system or code of customs by which affairs of commerce are regulated.
Webster 1913

custom-built

  • noun an item made to the customer's specifications
    custom-built.
  • adjective satellite built for a particular individual
    made-to-order.
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custom-made

  • noun an item made to the customer's specifications
    custom-built.
  • adjective made according to the specifications of an individual
    custom.
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custom-make

  • verb make to specifications
    customize; customise; tailor-make.
    • I had this desk custom-made for me
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customs bureau

  • noun the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
    USCB; Bureau of Customs; Customs Bureau.
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customs duty

  • noun money collected under a tariff
    custom; impost; customs.
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customs service

  • noun the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
    USCB; Bureau of Customs; Customs Bureau.
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customs union

  • noun an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members
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General customs

  • those which extend over a state or kingdom.
Webster 1913

Heriot custom

  • a heriot depending on usage.
Webster 1913

Particular customs

  • those which are limited to a city or district; as, the customs of London.
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Suit custom

  • (Law), a service which is owed from time immemorial.
Webster 1913