Customhouse

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  • noun. A governmental building or office where customs are collected and ships are cleared for entering or leaving the country.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A governmental office located at a point of exportation and importation, as a seaport, for the collection of customs, the clearance of vessels, etc.
  • noun. The whole governmental establishment by means of which the customs revenue is collected and its regulations are enforced.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The building where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered or cleared.
  • noun. an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods and vessels.
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  • noun. Alternative spelling of custom house.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country
    • cross-reference
    custom-house broker  
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