noun
the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
• Syn: ↑Customs Bureau, ↑Customs Service, ↑USCB
• Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑Department of the Treasury, ↑Treasury Department, ↑Treasury, ↑United States Treasury
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former name of the United States Customs Service.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.