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Meaning of "octroi" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OCTROI

From French octroyer to concede, from Medieval Latin auctorizāre to authorize.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OCTROI

octroi  [ˈɒktrwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OCTROI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Octroi 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 OCTROI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of octroi in the English dictionary

The first definition of octroi in the dictionary is a duty on various goods brought into certain towns or cities. Other definition of octroi is the place where such a duty is collected. Octroi is also the officers responsible for its collection.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OCTROI


armoire
ɑːmˈwɑː
baignoire
ˈbenwɑː
boudoir
ˈbuːdwɑː
bourgeois
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
Chihuahua
tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː
Chippewa
ˈtʃɪpɪˌwɑː
conservatoire
kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː
devoir
ˈdevwɑː
devoirs
dəˈvwɑː
Dubois
djuːˈbwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
Kwa
kwɑː
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
noir
nwɑː
Renoir
ˈrɛnwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
reservoir
ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː
Seychellois
ˌseɪʃɛlˈwɑː
tous-les-mois
ˌtuːleɪˈmwɑː
wawa
ˈwɑːˌwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OCTROI

octopetalous
octopod
octopodan
octopodous
octopus
octopush
octopusher
octoroon
octosepalous
octostichous
octosyllabic
octosyllable
octothorp
octuor
octuple
octuplet
octuplex
octuplicate
octuply
octyl

WORDS THAT END LIKE OCTROI

boi
Charleroi
envoi
Hanoi
je ne sais quoi
Kamilaroi
koi
kouroi
Melanochroi
mesonephroi
metanephroi
monopteroi
mooi
naoi
oi
pak choi
poi
pronephroi
renvoi
topoi

Synonyms and antonyms of octroi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «octroi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OCTROI

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

Translator English - Chinese

货物入市
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

octroi
570 millions of speakers

English

octroi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुंगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

و octroi
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Octroi
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

octroi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চুঙ্গি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

octroi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Octroi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Octroi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物品入市税
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

octroi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Octroi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

octroi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகர் சுங்க வரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जकात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

octroi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dazio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akcyzy miejskiej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Octroi
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

octroi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

octroi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

see geskep het goedere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

octroi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

octroi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of octroi

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OCTROI»

The term «octroi» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of octroi
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «octroi».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OCTROI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «octroi» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «octroi» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCTROI»

Discover the use of octroi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to octroi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of the Economic ...
This study examines the economic effects of the octroi, a local indirect tax in Nepal.
Gyanendra Pradhan, 1996
2
Municipal Finance in India: Based on Orissa
In such municipality, the Officer in charge of Octroi should also look after the administration of other taxes and fees. HI Octroi Tax Octroi Tax - its growth The word 'Octroi' is of French origin. Octroi is an indirect tax and is a levy on entry of goods ...
Gokulananda Dash, 1988
3
Perspectives on Fiscal Federalism
Octroi is supposed to be collected only from goods that are destined for use in the taxing locality. Those responsible for goods that are passing through are supposed to get a transit pass exempting them, although in some cases they are  ...
Richard Miller Bird, François Vaillancourt, 2006
4
Financing the Grassroots Government
In the past, several central level and state level committees which were appointed by the Government of India1 and various State Governments2 have criticised octroi and suggested alternative sources of revenues to replaced octroi. Recently ...
Bijoyini Mohanty, 2001
5
The Administration of Road User Taxes in Developing Countries
automatically reduce the octroi tax base by detaxing mtra-metropolitan commodity flows. From the standpoint of efficiency, octroi is an unmitigated cusaster. 103. In terms of tax equity, the situation is more complicated and depends on local ...
6
Revitalised Urban Administration in India: Strategies and ...
TABLE 2 Municipal Status-wise Income from Octroi (Punjab) (Percentage distribution) Source: Directorate of Local Self Government, Punjab. The Issue of Octroi Abolition Octroi as a tax has always been criticised by scholars, politicians,  ...
‎2002
7
Himachal Pradesh, Development Report
A large number of ULBs (25 out of 53) have been the victim of non-devolution of octroi grants, as 11 TABLE 20.17 Grants-in-Lieu of Abolition of Octroi Recommended by the First State Finance Commission (Rs. in crore) ULBs were not levying ...
‎2005
8
Decentralized Democratic Governance in New Millennium: Local ...
Octroi It is the tax levied on entry of goods into a local area for consumption or sale therein. Octroi is the most traditional tax and a major source of local revenue. The origin of octroi as a local tax can be traced, as far back as the "chungV of the  ...
Udai Bhan Singh, 2009
9
Caribbean Economies and Global Restructing
les merchandises introduites dans les DOM supportent definitivement 1'octroi de mer dans la region de consommation. - Les productions locales consommees dans les DOM supportent, en principe, 1 'octroi de mer dans la region de ...
Marie-Claude Derné, Keith Nurse, 2002
10
Report from Select Committee on the Silk Trade
is a law at Lyons is not a law at St. Etienne. I was about to state to the Committee Join Bouring, the different pressure of the octroi at St. Etienne from its pressure at Lyons. Esq* LL« n- 9043. Is the amount of the patent tax the same on all parties ...
‎1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OCTROI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term octroi is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Market drops sharply as day four of monsoon session of parliament …
At the state level, taxes like VAT/Sales Tax, Central Sales Tax, Entertainment Tax, Octroi and Entry Tax, Purchase Tax and Luxury Tax, etc. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
Govt moves to up turnover cap for LBT-paying traders
LBT was put in place in the state (except Mumbai) from April 1, 2013, after the removal of octroi. The BJP had assured its removal after coming ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
3
Tagabou salue les nouvelles dispositions portant octroi des …
CHLEF - La ministre déléguée auprès du ministère de l'Aménagement du territoire, du Tourisme et de l'Artisanat, chargée de l'artisanat, Aïcha ... «Algérie Presse Service, Jul 15»
4
Leave Your Mark: The All-New BMW X6 Launched in India
... Maharashtra but excludes Road Tax, RTO statutory taxes/fees, Insurance and Octroi (if applicable).VAT over and above 12.5%, if applicable, ... «Business Wire India, Jul 15»
5
GST not a flawed law, can be tweaked further: Revenue Secretary …
GST is a single tax that will replace central excise, service tax, state value added tax (VAT), entertainment tax, octroi, entry tax, luxury tax and ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
Drunk car driver rams 2-wheelers, kills 3 students
Around midnight, they drove on two vehicles to Nigdi octroi post for tea. They started back at 1.30am. Samel, Dhane and Bhalekar were riding ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Three die in car-bike collision in Nigdi, 2 hurt
Ghumatkar rammed his speeding car near old Nigdi octroi naka into the two bikes on which all five were riding, leaving three of them dead on ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Key indices highly volatile in early trade
At the state level, taxes like VAT/Sales Tax, Central Sales Tax, Entertainment Tax, Octroi and Entry Tax, Purchase Tax and Luxury Tax, etc. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
9
Solvent Extractors Association of India - July 22
Refined Palm Sterin (Mumbai/Kandla) Rs./Tons 34,500 Note: Rates are excluding VAT & Octroi unless specified Note: Rates are excluding VAT ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
10
Market may open lower on negative Asian stocks
At the state level, taxes like VAT/Sales Tax, Central Sales Tax, Entertainment Tax, Octroi and Entry Tax, Purchase Tax and Luxury Tax, etc. «Business Standard, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Octroi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/octroi>. May 2024 ».
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