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customhouse

noun
cus·​tom·​house | \ ˈkÉ™-stÉ™m-ËŒhau̇s How to pronounce customhouse (audio) \
variants: or less commonly customshouse \ ˈkÉ™-​stÉ™mz-​ËŒhau̇s How to pronounce customshouse (audio) \

Definition of customhouse

: a building where customs and duties are paid or collected and where vessels are entered and cleared

Examples of customhouse in a Sentence

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 Liu and the other individual defendants face up to 465 years in prison if convicted on all 24 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and passing false and fraudulent papers through a customhouse. — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, "Chinese billionaire indicted on charges of skirting U.S. aluminum tariffs," 31 July 2019 Photographs seem to show one beside the customhouse near Tijuana and another along the border between Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Mexico. — Rachel St. John, Smithsonian, "The Raging Controversy at the Border Began With This Incident 100 Years Ago," 26 June 2018

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First Known Use of customhouse

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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