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custom
noun
a
habitual
practice
or
traditional
way
of
behaving
within
a
particular
society
,
group
,
or
family
•
In
many
countries
,
it
is
a
custom
to
shake
hands
when
meeting
someone
.
In
many
countries
,
it
is
a
custom
to
shake
hands
when
meeting
someone
.
•
Removing
your
shoes
before
entering
a
house
is
a
common
custom
in
Japan
.
Removing
your
shoes
before
entering
a
house
is
a
common
custom
in
Japan
.
From
Latin
consuetudinem
(
habit
,
usage
),
via
Old
French
costume
.
noun
regular
business
or
patronage
that
customers
give
to
a
shop
,
service
,
or
company
•
The
friendly
owner
relies
on
local
custom
to
keep
the
café
open
during
winter
.
The
friendly
owner
relies
on
local
custom
to
keep
the
café
open
during
winter
.
•
Tourists
bring
valuable
custom
to
the
seaside
market
each
summer
.
Tourists
bring
valuable
custom
to
the
seaside
market
each
summer
.
Extension
of
the
idea
of
habitual
practice
to
the
habitual
buying
behavior
of
customers
.
adjective
made
or
done
especially
for
a
particular
person
,
purpose
,
or
order
;
tailored
•
He
ordered
a
custom
suit
for
the
wedding
.
He
ordered
a
custom
suit
for
the
wedding
.
•
They
built
a
custom
computer
with
advanced
cooling
.
They
built
a
custom
computer
with
advanced
cooling
.
Adjectival
use
developed
from
the
noun
sense
of
something
ordered
according
to
a
customer's
wishes
.
customer
noun
someone
who
buys
goods
or
services
from
a
business
or
person
•
The
coffee
shop
gave
every
customer
a
free
cookie
with
their
drink
.
The
coffee
shop
gave
every
customer
a
free
cookie
with
their
drink
.
•
The
mechanic
explained
the
repairs
to
the
waiting
customer
.
The
mechanic
explained
the
repairs
to
the
waiting
customer
.
From
Middle
English
‘
custumer
’,
from
Anglo-Norman
custumer
,
from
Old
French
coustumier
(“
customs
officer
”),
from
Latin
consuētūdō
(“
custom
”).
Meaning
shifted
from
‘
tax
collector
’
to
‘
person
who
pays
money
’
by
the
15th
century
.
noun
a
person
described
by
a
particular
quality
,
especially
someone
difficult
,
tough
,
or
unusual
•
The
goalkeeper
is
a
tough
customer
for
any
striker
to
beat
.
The
goalkeeper
is
a
tough
customer
for
any
striker
to
beat
.
•
You
don't
want
to
anger
her
;
she's
a
fierce
customer
when
provoked
.
You
don't
want
to
anger
her
;
she's
a
fierce
customer
when
provoked
.
Extension
of
the
main
sense
‘
person
who
pays
money
’
to
mean
‘
person
one
has
to
deal
with
’,
then
generalized
to
any
person
of
a
certain
kind
.
customs
noun
the
taxes
paid
on
goods
brought
into
a
country
and
the
government
officials
who
collect
them
at
borders
and
airports
•
We
declared
the
souvenirs
at
customs
and
paid
a
small
fee
.
We
declared
the
souvenirs
at
customs
and
paid
a
small
fee
.
•
The
queue
for
customs
moved
quickly
this
morning
.
The
queue
for
customs
moved
quickly
this
morning
.
Originally
plural
of
“
custom
”
meaning
a
tax
payable
to
the
Crown
on
imported
goods
.
