Custom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

accepted or habitual practice

a specific practice of long standing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪlˈeɪʃənz/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌstəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌstəm/

2 syllables Say it as /daɪlˈeɪʃənz/.

Examples

I have given this tailor my custom for many years

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

customs duty usage custom-made customs tradition impost usance

Antonyms

ready-made

Parts of Speech

noun	accepted or habitual practice
noun	a specific practice of long standing
noun	money collected under a tariff
noun	habitual patronage “I have given this tailor my custom for many years”
adjective	made according to the specifications of an individual

Word Forms

customary	adjective	commonly used or practiced; usual
use	verb	habitually do something (use only in the past tense)
traditional	adjective	pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brauch

akzeptierte oder gewohnheitsmäßige Praxis

🇫🇷French

coutume

pratique acceptée ou habituelle

🇪🇸Spanish

costumbre

práctica aceptada o habitual

🇮🇹Italian

costume

pratica accettata o abituale

🇳🇱Dutch

aangepast

aanvaarde of gebruikelijke praktijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

personalizado

prática aceita ou habitual

🇷🇺Russian

обычай

принятая или привычная практика

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रिवाज़

स्वीकृत या अभ्यस्त अभ्यास

🇧🇩Bengali

কাস্টম

স্বীকৃত বা অভ্যাসগত অনুশীলন

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கம்

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட அல்லது பழக்கமான நடைமுறை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆచారం

ఆమోదించబడిన లేదా అలవాటైన అభ్యాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

सानुकूल

स्वीकृत किंवा सवयीचा सराव

🇮🇳Gujarati

કસ્ટમ

સ્વીકૃત અથવા રીઢો પ્રથા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪದ್ಧತಿ

ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸದ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആചാരം

സ്വീകാര്യമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പതിവ് പരിശീലനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਸਟਮ

ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਆਦਤਨ ਅਭਿਆਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

اپنی مرضی کے مطابق

قبول شدہ یا عادت کی مشق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

风俗

公认的或习惯的做法

🇯🇵Japanese

カスタム

受け入れられている、または習慣的な習慣

🇰🇷Korean

관습

용인되거나 습관적인 관행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phong tục

thực hành được chấp nhận hoặc theo thói quen

🇹🇭Thai

กำหนดเอง

เป็นที่ยอมรับหรือปฏิบัติจนเป็นนิสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebiasaan

praktik yang diterima atau menjadi kebiasaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kaugalian

tinatanggap o nakagawiang pagsasanay

🇲🇾Malay

adat

diterima atau amalan biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخصص

ممارسة مقبولة أو معتادة

🇮🇷Persian

سفارشی

عمل پذیرفته شده یا معمولی

🇹🇷Turkish

gelenek

kabul edilmiş veya alışılmış uygulama

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִנְהָג

נוהג מקובל או רגיל

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