custom house

cus·tom house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhs-tuh m noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈkʌs təm noun, adjective haʊs/
- /ˈkʌstəm haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhs-tuh m noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈkʌs təm noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of custom house words

noun custom house a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry 3
noun custom house a government building or office, as at a seaport, for collecting customs, clearing vessels, etc. 1
noun custom house An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit. 0

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Origin of custom house

First appearance:

before 1480

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1480-90

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Parts of speech for Custom house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Custom house

custom house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

custom house usage trend in Literature

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