{Customhouse broker}, an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods and vessels. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
customhouse — [kus′təm hous΄] n. a building or office where customs or duties are paid and ships are cleared for entering or leaving: also customshouse * * * cus·tom·house (kŭsʹtəm hous ) also cus·toms·house ( təmz ) n. A governmental building or office where… … Universalium
customhouse — [kus′təm hous΄] n. a building or office where customs or duties are paid and ships are cleared for entering or leaving: also customshouse … English World dictionary
customhouse — Hale kuke, hale dute aupuni. ♦ Customhouse officer, luna kuke … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Customhouse Historic District — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district … Wikipedia
Customhouse and Post Office (Washington, D.C.) — Customhouse and Post Office U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Customhouse broker — Customhouse Cus tom*house ( hous ), n. The building where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered or cleared. [1913 Webster] {Customhouse broker}, an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
CustomHouse Hotel And Backpackers Hostel — (Нельсон,Новая Зеландия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 2 … Каталог отелей
customhouse — also customshouse noun Date: 15th century a building where customs and duties are paid or collected and where vessels are entered and cleared … New Collegiate Dictionary
customhouse — n. government office where customs and duties are paid and vessels are cleared … English contemporary dictionary
customhouse — cus•tom•house [[t]ˈkʌs təmˌhaʊs[/t]] also cus′toms•house n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] gov a government building or office, as at a seaport, for collecting customs, clearing vessels, etc • Etymology: 1480–90 … From formal English to slang
