customhouse
NounSynonyms:
customshouse
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Noun (1)
- a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the countrySynonyms: customshouseType of government building
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cus′tom·house′ (-hous′), noun
The building where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered or cleared.
Customhouse broker, an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods and vessels.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54