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PRONUNCIATION OF CUSTOM HOUSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUSTOM HOUSE

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Custom house is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CUSTOM HOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

custom house

Custom house

A custom house or customs house was a building housing the offices for the government officials who processed the paperwork for the import and export of goods into and out of a country. Customs officials also collected customs duty on imported goods. The custom house was typically located in a seaport or in a city on a major river with access to the ocean. These cities acted as a port of entry into a country. The government had officials at such locations to collect taxes and regulate commerce. Due to advances in electronic information systems, the increased volume of international trade and the introduction of air travel, the custom house is now often a historical anachronism. There are many examples of buildings around the world whose former use was as a custom house but that have since been converted for other use, such as museums or civic buildings. In the United Kingdom since 1386, the phrase custom house has been in use over the term customs house. This was after a "Custom House" was erected at Wool Wharf in Tower Ward, to contain just the officials of the Great Custom on Wool and Woolfells.

Definition of custom house in the English dictionary

The definition of custom house in the dictionary is a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUSTOM HOUSE

custom
custom car
custom-build
custom-built
custom-made
custom-make
customable
customaries
customarily
customariness
customary
customary tenant
customed
customer
customer appeal
customer base
customer care
customer profile
customer relations
customer relations department

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUSTOM HOUSE

beach house
clubhouse
courthouse
detached house
farmhouse
greenhouse
guesthouse
house
house-to-house
in-house
lady of the house
lighthouse
mouse
on the house
open house
opera house
penthouse
powerhouse
steakhouse
warehouse
Winehouse

Synonyms and antonyms of custom house in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «custom house» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUSTOM HOUSE

Find out the translation of custom house to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of custom house from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «custom house» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海关大楼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aduana
570 millions of speakers

English

custom house
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कस्टम हाउस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

منزل مخصص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

таможня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alfândega
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুল্কভবন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maison de la coutume
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah adat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zollhaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

税関
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사용자 지정 집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Omah adat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà tùy chỉnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனிபயன் வீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सानुकूल घर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Özel ev
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

custom house
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

custom House
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

митниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

casa personalizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έθιμο σπίτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

persoonlike huis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tullhus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

custom House
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of custom house

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSTOM HOUSE»

The term «custom house» is regularly used and occupies the 67.161 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUSTOM HOUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about custom house

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUSTOM HOUSE»

Discover the use of custom house in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to custom house and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Scarlet Letter
Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 2004
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Through the custom-house: nineteenth-century American ...
Presents philosophical and linguistic analyses of writings by American authors, including Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and Henry James
John Carlos Rowe, 1982
3
Windsor-chair Making in America: From Craft Shop to Consumer
phia Customhouse Papers, Outward Entries, 1785-86, HSP; Philadelphia Outward Entries, 1791-99, U.S. Custom House Records, French Spoliation Claims, NA; Philadelphia Outward Foreign Entries, 1789-1801, U.S. Custom House Records, ...
Nancy Goyne Evans, 2006
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The Custom House
the. Custom. house. Another age: our greed- governed ancestors Venture forth, significant super cargoes Compelling the twins: speed and economy. They bounded oceans for Madagascar Or Malay, craved the Orient's garb. We watch for their ...
Dennis Daly, 2012
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Revenue Laws and Custom-House Regulations. Fourth edition. ...
Peter Paul Francis DEGRAND. proceed, with a Certified Manifest, to as many Ports as there may be Cargo consigned. + TEJHS, WINES, .HND SPIRITS. From the Revenue Law, dated March Q, 1799. Sam'. 44. On the sale of any cask, chest,  ...
Peter Paul Francis DEGRAND, 1828
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Leaves from the Journal of a Custom-House Officer
Well, Farr, having made, as he believed, a great discovery, came off at a swift pace to the Custom-house. Of course if he had had his wits about him he would have gone to the ofiice of the Supervisor of Excise. He came, however, post haste , ...
William RUSSELL (Miscellaneous Writer.), 1868
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House Documents
Construction of abuilding at Burlington, Vermont, for the accommodation of the custom-house and post ofliee. ... 85, 366 55 .... --. .... -. Ten per cent. for contingent expenses, &c., in erection of custom-house at Butfslo, New York- .
USA House of Representatives, 1862
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The "Spoils" System and Civil Service Reform in the ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Dorman Bridgman EATON, 2012
9
The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler or, Working for the Custom ...
"Yes, sair," admitted the terrified prisoner, "but, by gar, I deed not know zat he was wong Custom House inspectair." "Well, that's exactly what he was." "Hark! What eez zat?" "Gibson in the hall, yelling bloody murder." [Pg 31] "Ze man ees crazy!
Francis Worcester Doughty, 2012
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States Custom House (Barnstable, Mass.) USE United States Customhouse (Barnstable, Mass.) United States Custom House (Boston, Mass.) USE United States Customhouse (Boston, Mass.) United States Custom House ( Fairfield, ...
Library of Congress, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUSTOM HOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term custom house is used in the context of the following news items.
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Geordie: The Musical – and a Texas ex-pat's journey home to South …
... around the idea of a movie about Geordie culture, but was eventually pitched to – and taken up by – the Custom House's executive director, ... «Shields Gazette, Jul 15»
2
What the shuck? Oyster cart opens in the Old Port
Shucked on the street, right outside the Custom House, the concept is fresh and fun. Who needs to duck inside and fight for a table, when you ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Seafood and entertainment on the menu in Kilmore
There will also be a cookery class with Paul Hynes, owner and chef of the award winning Restaurant 'La Cote' on Custom House Quay in ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
NOW AND THEN: The Custom House on Dock Street, Newport
AN ELEGANT building is the Custom House at no.74 (previously 36) which was built in 1858 by William Hunt and designed by A.O. Watkins. The previous ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
5
Jurys Inn staff's relay challenge
Lenka Kolova Guest Service Staff Reception at Jurys Inn Custom House, John Brennan, CEO of Jurys Inn and Christine Littlefield, Senior ... «Milton Keynes Citizen, Jul 15»
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Blues Beat: Don't miss the Beehive Queen July 11
Saturday on the Custom House Stage is the Sue Menhart Band and at The Old Roadhouse, it's Suit, Ty, Thurrsty. Get the complete Blues Beat ... «Torrington Register Citizen, Jul 15»
7
Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum provides archival resource center
The resource center is in the backyard of the historic Custom House. (Averil Darlington - Headlight Photo). DEMING >> Whether you park your ... «Deming Headlight, Jul 15»
8
Leeds' master's works set to fetch £500000
... a Atkinson Grimshaw painting is £612,800, paid at Sotheby's in London on December 14, 2006, for Liverpool Custom House and Wapping. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
9
Businesses sign up to Exeter Pound as local currency launch nears
... £E5, £E10 and £E20 notes – equal in value to sterling – from exchange points at the Exeter Phoenix, the Custom House on the Quay and the ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
10
High and Wides close out riverfront concerts
... at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, on the Custom House lawn, 101 South Water St., as they close out the 2015 Riverfront Concert Series. «My Eastern Shore, Jul 15»

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