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octroi

oct·roi

UK/ɒkˈtɹɔɪ/ US/ɒkˈtwɑː/ uncommon

noun

1.

a tax on various goods brought into a town

Origin

Borrowed from French octroi, from Middle French octroy, alteration of Old French otroi, from otroier (“to grant”), from Late Latin auctōrizāre.

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