custom.
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
Meaning & usage
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
Much forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.
Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
Thank you for your custom.
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.
The Ancient Egyptian culture had many distinctive and interesting beliefs and customs; one custom was the mummification of the dead.
A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, etc.
Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
Toll, tax, or tribute.
Where this word comes from
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”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna and sidu. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom. The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
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.
My feet are very large, so I need custom shoes, specially made by a custom tailor.
Own, personal, not standard or premade.
We can embroider a wide range of ready designs or a custom logo.
Done on a for-hire basis, as contrasted with being done only for oneself.
custom threshing
custom baling
Accustomed; usual.
Where this word comes from
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”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna and sidu. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom. The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
To make familiar; to accustom.
To supply with customers.
To pay the customs of.
To have a custom.
Where this word comes from
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”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna and sidu. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom. The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
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