Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

customs union

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: cus-tom-s u-nion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff.

Example Sentences

"It appears the whole UK will remain in the customs union, so there are no tariff divergences or checks either on the island of Ireland or within the United Kingdom."

Inflected Forms

customs unions (plural)

Questions

What does customs union mean?: A type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff.

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