custom
Plural: customs
Noun
- A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something.
- accepted or habitual practice
- a specific practice of long standing
- money collected under a tariff
- habitual patronage
- "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"
- Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
- Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
- Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
- The habitual patrons (i.e. customers) of a business; business support.
- Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
- Traditional beliefs or rituals.
- A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, etc.
- Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
- Toll, tax, or tribute.
Adjective
- made according to the specifications of an individual
Adj
- Made or done in a way adjusted to fit the needs of a particular person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
- Own, personal, not standard or premade.
- Done on a for-hire basis, as contrasted with being done only for oneself.
- Accustomed; usual.
Verb
- To make familiar; to accustom.
- To supply with customers.
- To pay the customs of.
- To have a custom.
Examples
- custom baling
- custom threshing
- It was his CUSTOM to check every challenged word with the official Scrabble dictionary.
- My feet are very large, so I need custom shoes, specially made by a custom tailor.
- My grandfather did his own threshing, plus a bunch of custom threshing on the side.
- The amount of high-end equipment that he maintains is justified by the fact that he does a lot of custom tillage and combining.
- The Ancient Egyptian culture had many distinctive and interesting beliefs and customs; one custom was the mummification of the dead.
- We can embroider a wide range of ready designs or a custom logo.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*ḱóm
PIE word
*swé
From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Doublet of costume and consuetude.
The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
Synonyms
custom-made, customs, customs duty, impost, tradition, usage, usance, bespoke#Adjective, fashion, folkway, habit, practice, wone, wont
Antonyms
ready-made
Scrabble Score: 10
custom: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcustom: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
custom: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary