English noun: custom |
1. | custom (act) accepted or habitual practice |
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| Synonyms | usage, usance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | pattern, practice, survival |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Americanism, Anglicism, Britishism, consuetude, couvade, Germanism, habit, hijab, rite, ritual, use |
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2. | custom (cognition) a specific practice of long standing |
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| Synonyms | tradition |
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| Broader (hypernym) | practice |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | habit, Hadith, institution, wont |
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3. | custom (possession) money collected under a tariff |
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| Synonyms | customs, customs duty, impost |
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| Broader (hypernym) | duty, tariff |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ship money |
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4. | custom (act) habitual patronage |
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| Samples | I have given this tailor my custom for many years.
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| Broader (hypernym) | patronage, trade |
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