octroi
/ok-troi; French awk-trwa/US // ˈɒk trɔɪ; French ɔkˈtrwa //UK // (ˈɒktrwɑː) //
八路军,八角钱,八角形
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural oc·trois [ok-troiz; French awk-trwa]. /ˈɒk trɔɪz; French ɔkˈtrwa/.
- : a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- : the place at which such a tax is collected.
- : the officials collecting it.
- : the act of a sovereign in granting to subjects a constitution or other charter.
Examples
These localities were free as regards customs duties, although dues of the nature of octroi charges were often levied.
A few duties are, however, levied, which are really octroi rather than customs charges.
Then they will probably ask to see our papers at the octroi?
The octroi officials looked curiously at the shuffling, stooping figure as he went by, and one of them laughed.
The octroi, in its present form, is a comparatively modern institution.
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