OCTROI

Octroi

Octroi is a local tax collected on various articles brought into a district for consumption.

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octroi

Noun

  1. A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
  2. A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.


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