octroi

octroi (ok-troy or ahk-trwah), n. [French]

1. Hist. A grant or privilege of a charter by a sovereign.

2. A local tax levied on certain goods that are brought into a city (esp. in some European countries).

3. The place where such a tax is collected.

4. The agency for collecting such a tax.

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词条贡献者

译者李科，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与国家安全审查相关的法律文件。