Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

custom house

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
cus-tom -house
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

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

Inflected Forms

custom houses (plural) customhouse (alternative) customshouse (alternative) customs house (alternative)

Phrases

excise tax

Frequently Paired Words

exciseman excise tax HMRC

Synonyms

customs

Questions

What does custom house mean?
An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit

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