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custom

Definition

  • noun: an action or way of behaving that is usual and traditional among the people in a particular group or place
  • noun: a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: fashion, habit, practice

Examples

  • As new shops have opened people have been taking their 'custom' [='business'] elsewhere.

  • It is the 'custom' for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day.

  • We went through 'customs' at the airport without any difficulty.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Come on. We'll meet later at l'Angleterre. Or do you prefer the Hermitage? Let's say, at l'Angleterre. I owe them more than the Hermitage, so it wouldn't be fair to withdraw my custom. Uh, so, new boots, coat, and a proper hat. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Do you... Do you... Excuse me. (..)
    2012 Anna Karenina