Definitions for octroiˈɒk trɔɪ; Fr. ɔkˈtrwa; -trɔɪz; Fr. -ˈtrwa
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•troiˈɒk trɔɪ; Fr. ɔkˈtrwa; -trɔɪz; Fr. -ˈtrwa(n.)(pl.)-trois
(formerly, in Europe) a tax levied on certain goods brought into a city.
Category: Western History
the place at which the tax was collected.
Category: Western History
the officials collecting it.
Category: Western History
Origin of octroi:
1605–15; < F octroyer < ML auctorizāre; see authorize
Princeton's WordNet
octroi(noun)
a tax on various goods brought into a town
Translations for octroi
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
bestowal(noun)
(with on ) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone
The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him.
- skenking, verleningAfrikaans
- مَنْح، عَطاء، هِبَه، إنْعامٌ عَلىArabic
- даванеBulgarian
- concessãoPortuguese (BR)
- uděleníCzech
- die VerleihungGerman
- tildelingDanish
- απονομήGreek
- otorgamiento, concesiónSpanish
- pidulik andmineEstonian
- اعطا؛ اهداFarsi
- lahjaFinnish
- octroiFrench
- הַעֲנָקָהHebrew
- दानHindi
- dodjelaCroatian
- adományozásHungarian
- pemberianIndonesian
- veitingIcelandic
- conferimentoItalian
- 授与Japanese
- 수여Korean
- suteikimasLithuanian
- balva; apbalvojumsLatvian
- pengurniaanMalay
- schenkingDutch
- gave, tildelingNorwegian
- nadaniePolish
- اعطا؛ اهداPersian
- concessãoPortuguese
- răsplatăRomanian
- дар; награждениеRussian
- udelenieSlovak
- podelitevSlovenian
- imenovanjeSerbian
- gåva, tilldelandeSwedish
- การให้Thai
- ihsanTurkish
- 授與Chinese (Trad.)
- дарунок; нагородаUkrainian
- سرفرازی ، انعامUrdu
- sự tặng choVietnamese
- 赠与，给与Chinese (Simp.)
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