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单词 octroi
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
oc•troi  (ok′troi; Fr. ôk trwa′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -trois 
    (-troiz; Fr. -trwa′).USA pronunciation 
  1. (formerly esp. in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
  2. the place at which such a tax is collected.
  3. the officials collecting it.
  4. the act of a sovereign in granting to subjects a constitution or other charter.
  • Medieval Latin auctorizāre; see authorize
  • French, noun, nominal derivative of octroyer to grant, partial Latinization of Old French otreier
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
octroi /ˈɒktrwɑː/ n
  1. (in some European countries, esp France) a duty on various goods brought into certain towns or cities
  2. the place where such a duty is collected
  3. the officers responsible for its collection
Etymology: 17th Century: from French octroyer to concede, from Medieval Latin auctorizāre to authorize
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