octroi

Definitions


[ˈɒktrwɑː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a duty levied in some countries on various goods entering a town or city


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French octroyer ‘to grant’, based on medieval Latin auctorizare (see authorize). Current senses date from the early 18th century




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