26984 words

custom

13 definitions • 25 examples
1
a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time:

Examples:

a local/ancient custom
it is the custom for someone to do something In my country, it's the custom for women to get married in white.
2
something you usually do:

Examples:

as is someone’s custom He left the house at nine exactly, as is his custom.
3
the support given to a business, especially a shop, by the people who buy things or services from it:

Examples:

Most of our custom comes from tourists nowadays.
take your custom elsewhere If we don't give good service, people will take their custom elsewhere.
4
the place at a port, airport, or border where travellers' bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally:

Examples:

go through customs It took us ages to go through customs.
5
(of a product, feature, etc.) specially designed for a particular person or purpose:

Examples:

The tool allows researchers to easily create custom software for analysing data and presenting the results visually.
You can create and edit icons in standard and custom sizes.
6
in a way that is specially designed for a particular person or purpose:

Examples:

The majority of our products can be custom decorated with your logo within 3 weeks.
The crystals are displayed on custom designed wooden boards.
7
used before another word to mean "specially designed for a particular person or purpose":

Examples:

custom-designed
custom-built software
8
a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time among a group of people:

Examples:

[ C ] It was a time-honored custom of the club that blue chairs were reserved for senior members only.
[ C ] She’s studying the language and customs of the Hopi Indians.
9
something you usually do:

Examples:

He left the house at nine exactly, as was his custom.
10
made for a particular person to buy:

Examples:

11
the support given to a business, especially a store, by the people who buy things or services from it:

Examples:

Most of our custom comes from tourists.
If we don't give good service, people will take their custom elsewhere.
lose/need/want sb's custom
12
a way of behaving or doing something which has existed for a long time and is considered as the usual way:

Examples:

There is a custom that banks buy at the top of the market and sell at the bottom.
The solicitors suggested that the advice from the British Bankers' Association counted only as custom and practice and was not in fact law.
13

Examples:

custom-designed/made/built Getting parts for custom-built cars can take six months to a year.
The company was founded in 1921 as a builder of custom homes.
Banks and private companies pay for custom news feeds that serve their own needs.
The music industry is being turned upside down by our ability to go to a website and download MP3 music tracks or get custom CDs made.

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