customs
[plural noun]
duty, import charges, tariff, tax, toll

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English Thesaurus: terminal, runway, the tarmac, check-in (desk), departure lounge, ...

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customs /ˈkʌs.təmz/
plural noun
the place at a port, airport or border where travellers' bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally:
to go through customs

[TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲

customs
noun
ADJ. French, UK, etc.
VERB + CUSTOMS clear, go through We cleared customs by five o'clock. You will have to declare these goods when you go through customs.
wave sb through We were waved through customs without a pause.
CUSTOMS + NOUN control/controls, regulations the removal of European customs controls
duty/duties We had to pay customs duties on the beer.
building, hall, post the customs post on the border
agent, man, officer, official, staff | authorities | formalities, procedures | declaration, document, documentation, form We had to fill out customs forms on the plane.
clearance We were waiting for the goods to receive customs clearance.
PREP. at ~ We got stopped and searched at the Italian customs.
through ~

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

terminal a big building where people wait to get onto planes:
The airline uses terminal 4.
Smoking is prohibited inside the terminal building.
runway a long hard surface on which aircraft land and take off:
The plane was taxiing along the runway.
the tarmac an area covered with tarmac outside airport buildings:
He stepped off the plane onto the tarmac.
check-in (desk) a place where you report your arrival at an airport
departure lounge the place where you wait until your plane is ready to leave
departure gate the place you go through to get on your plane:
Will passengers for flight BA670 please go to the departure gate.
baggage reclaim (also baggage claim) American English the place where you collect your cases and bags after a flight
immigration the place where officials check the documents of everyone entering the country:
Be prepared for long queues at immigration.
customs the place where your bags are checked for illegal goods when you enter a country:
We had our bags checked at customs.

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