customs duty

noun

A tax or tariff imposed on goods transported across international frontiers

Meanings

nouncustoms duty (plural customs duties)

plural customs duties

  1. A tax or tariff imposed on goods transported across international frontiers

    Synonyms: impost

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tax or tariff imposed on goods transported across international frontiers

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More synonyms by meaning

nounmoney collected under a tariff

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