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Octroi
see synonyms of octroiNoun
1. octroi
a tax on various goods brought into a town
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Octroi
see synonyms of octroinoun
1.
(in some European countries, esp France) a duty on various goods brought into certain towns or cities
2.
the place where such a duty is collected
3.
the officers responsible for its collection
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Octroi
see synonyms of octroi nounWord forms: plural ˈocˌtrois (ˈɑkˌtrɔɪz
; äkˈtroizˌ; French ɔkˈtʀwa; ^ōktrwȧˈ)
1.
a tax on certain goods entering a town
2.
the place where this tax is collected
3.
the official or officials collecting this tax
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