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octroi [ˈɒktrwɑː]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in some European countries, esp France) a duty on various goods brought into certain towns or cities

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the place where such a duty is collected

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the officers responsible for its collection

[from French octroyer to concede, from Medieval Latin auctorizāre to authorize]

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Noun

1.

octroi - a tax on various goods brought into a town tariff, duty - a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"