Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

    Much forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.

    Brauch, Gewohnheit, Sitte

    обы́чайobýčaj, привы́чкаprivýčka

    звича́йzvyčáj, обича́йobyčáj

  2. (countable, uncountable)Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.

    Thank you for your custom.

    Gewohnheit

    habitual patronage

  3. Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.

    (collective, countable, uncountable)The habitual patrons (i.e. customers) of a business; business support.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.

    Brauch, Sitte, Usus

    обы́чайobýčaj, тради́цияtradícija

    a specific practice of long standing

  5. (countable, uncountable)Traditional beliefs or rituals.

    The Ancient Egyptian culture had many distinctive and interesting beliefs and customs; one custom was the mummification of the dead.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, etc.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.

    Gewohnheit

  8. (archaic, uncountable)Toll, tax, or tribute.

    Zoll

    по́шлинаpóšlina, сборsbor

Examples

306 sentences
  1. This custom is unique to America.

    Цей звичай унікальний для Америки. — deniko

    deDieser Brauch ist nur in Amerika anzutreffen. — Tamy

  2. Social customs vary from country to country.

    Соціальні традиції у різних країнах різні. — deniko

    ruОбщественные нормы варьируют от страны к стране. — corvard

    deDie sozialen Gepflogenheiten variieren von Land zu Land. — Sudajaengi

  3. A customs declaration is required.

    Потрібна митна декларація. — ascolto

    ruНужна таможенная декларация. — fjay69

  4. I had this guitar custom made.

  5. Have you ever had anything custom made?

    ruУ тебя когда-нибудь было что-то, сделанное на заказ? — soweli_Elepanto

    deHast du schon einmal etwas maßanfertigen lassen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
frequent repetition of the same act:
Русский
By meaning 3
frequent repetition of the same act:
long-established practice:
the customary toll, tax, or tribute:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
frequent repetition of the same act:
long-established practice:
the customary toll, tax, or tribute:

Forms

plural: customs
Singularcustom
Pluralcustoms

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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