customs
noun/ˈkʌstəmz/
[plural]Слово англійською: customs
Переклад customs українською: ми́тниця, ми́тний контро́ль, ми́то, ми́тник
Детальний опис
- (usually Customs)(British English also Revenue and Customs)the government department that collects taxes on goods bought and sold and on goods brought into the country, and that checks what is brought in
- The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin.
- French Customs have arrested two men.
- a customs officer
- the place at a port or an airport where your bags are checked as you come into a country
- to go through customs and passport control
- the taxes that must be paid to the government when goods are brought in from other countries
- You must pay customs on all imports of alcohol.
- customs duty/duties
Synonyms taxtaxduty ▪ customs ▪ tariff ▪ ratesThese are all words for money that you have to pay to the government.tax money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services:- income tax
- tax cuts
- The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.
- A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.
- Business rates are very high in the city centre.
- (a) tax/duty/tariff/rates on something
- to pay an amount of money in tax/duty/customs/rates
- to pay (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/rates
- to collect taxes/duties/rates
- to increase/raise/reduce taxes/duty/tariffs/rates
- to cut taxes/duties/rates
- to impose a tax/duty/tariff
- to put a tax/duty on something
compare excise1
Word Originlate Middle English: originally in the singular, denoting a customary due paid to a ruler, later ‘duty charged on goods on their way to market’.