Meaning & Definition of Custom in English
English⟶
Custom
/kəstəm/
noun
1. Accepted or habitual practice
synonym:
- custom,
- usage,
- usance
2. A specific practice of long standing
synonym:
- custom,
- tradition
3. Money collected under a tariff
synonym:
- customs,
- customs duty,
- custom,
- impost
4. Habitual patronage
- "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"
synonym:
- custom
adjective
1. Made according to the specifications of an individual
synonym:
- custom-made,
- custom
Examples of using
This custom is dying out nowadays.
You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.
In the Netherlands, it is the custom that, when during the construction of a house the highest point has been reached and the roof is ready for tiling, the client treats the construction workers to so-called "tile beer" to celebrate this. A flag is then placed on the ridge of the house. If the client is too stingy to treat, not a flag, but a broom is placed.