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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