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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) octroi
(formerly, in Europe) a tax levied on certain goods brought into a city.

2. octroi
the place at which the tax was collected.

3. octroi
the officials collecting it.

Etymology: (1605–15; < F octroyer < ML auctorizāre; see authorize)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) octroi
a tax on various goods brought into a town

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