custom house

noun

An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit

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custom house1

nouncustom house (plural custom houses)

plural custom houses · alternative customhouse · alternative customshouse · alternative customs house

  1. An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit

    Synonyms: customs

Custom House2

proper noun
  1. A suburban area in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the custom house at Royal Victoria Dock (OS grid ref TQ4181).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit

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customs

Translations

Afrikaans doeane
  • doeaneofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Ancient Greek τελωνεῖον, τελώνῐον
  • τελωνεῖον (telōneîon)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • τελώνῐον (telṓnĭon)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Arabic جُمْرُك, مَصْلَحَةُ الْجَمَارِك
  • جُمْرُك (jumruk)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • مَصْلَحَةُ الْجَمَارِك (maṣlaḥatu l-jamārik)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • مَكْتَب جُمْرُكِيّ (maktab jumrukiyy)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Basque aduana
  • aduanaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Bengali কাস্টম হাউস
  • কাস্টম হাউস (kasṭom haus)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Bulgarian ми́тница
  • ми́тница (mítnica)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Catalan duana
  • duanaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Chinese Cantonese 海關 /海关, 稅關 /税关
  • 海關 /海关 (hoi² gwaan¹)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • 稅關 /税关 (seoi³ gwaan¹)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Chinese Mandarin 海關 /海关, 稅關 /税关
  • 海關 /海关 (hǎiguān)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • 稅關 /税关 (shuìguān)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Czech celnice
  • celniceofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Danish told, toldsted
  • toldofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • toldstedofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Dutch douane, douanekantoor
  • douaneofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • douanekantoorofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Esperanto doganejo
  • doganejoofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Estonian tolliamet, toll
  • tolliametofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • tollofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Finnish tulli, tulliasema
  • tulliofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • tulliasemaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • tullilaitosofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
French douane, bureau des douanes
  • douaneofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • bureau des douanesofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
German Zoll, Zollamt
  • Zollofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • Zollamtofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • Zollhausofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • Zollverwaltungofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Greek τελωνειακός σταθμός, τελωνείο
  • τελωνειακός σταθμός (teloneiakós stathmós)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • τελωνείο (teloneío)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Hebrew מֶכֶס
  • מֶכֶס (mékhes)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Hindi कस्टम्स, कस्टम-हाउस
  • कस्टम्स (kasṭams)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • कस्टम-हाउस (kasṭam-hāus)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Hungarian vámhivatal
  • vámhivatalofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Icelandic tollgæsla
  • tollgæslaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Indonesian kantor pabean
  • kantor pabeanofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Irish teach custaim
  • teach custaimofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Italian dogana, dazio
  • doganaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • dazioofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Japanese 税関, カスタム
  • 税関 (zeikan)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • カスタム (kasutamu)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • カスタムス (kasutamusu)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • カスタムズ (kasutamuzu)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • カスタムハウス (kasutamuhausu)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Korean 세관
  • 세관 (segwan)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Latin telōnium, telōnēum
  • telōniumofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • telōnēumofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • portitōriumofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Latvian muita, muitnīca
  • muitaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • muitnīcaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Lithuanian muitinė
  • muitinėofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Malay kastam, bea
  • kastamofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • beaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • duaneofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Māori whare katimauhe
  • whare katimauheofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Norwegian Bokmål tollbod, tollhus
  • tollbodofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • tollhusofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Polish urząd celny
  • urząd celnyofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Portuguese alfândega, aduana
  • alfândegaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • aduanaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Romanian vamă
  • vamăofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Russian тамо́жня
  • тамо́жня (tamóžnja)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Slovak colnica
  • colnicaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Spanish aduana, fielato
  • aduanaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • fielatoofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Swahili jengo la forodha
  • jengo la forodhaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Swedish tullstation, tull
  • tullstationofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • tullofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • tullhusofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • tullställeofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Thai ด่านศุลกากร, ด่าน
  • ด่านศุลกากร (dàan sǔn-lá-gaa-gɔɔn)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • ด่าน (dàan)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Turkish gümrük
  • gümrükofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Ukrainian ми́тниця, тамо́жня
  • ми́тниця (mýtnycja)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • тамо́жня (tamóžnja)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Urdu کَسْٹَم ہاؤُس, گُمْرُک خانَہ
  • کَسْٹَم ہاؤُس (kasṭam hāus)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • گُمْرُک خانَہ (gumruk xāna)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • گُمْرُک (gumruk)official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Vietnamese hải quan, thuế quan
  • hải quanofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • thuế quanofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Welsh tollfa, tollty
  • tollfaofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
  • tolltyofficial building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Cite this entry
APA

custom house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custom%20house

MLA

“custom house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custom%20house. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “custom house,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/custom%20house.

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