Definition of octroi in English:
octroi
nounPlural octrois ˈɒktrwɑːˈäktroi
A duty levied in some countries on various goods entering a town or city.
Example sentencesExamples
- The chamber is of the view that entry tax is nothing but octroi by another name and that Karnataka is the only state which levies it.
- This shows in the high levels of excise duty, sales tax and octroi levied on paints by central, state and local governments.
- It was later found that the proposal would merely save the Parwanoo-based industrialists their octroi duty at the state's barrier.
- Other indirect taxes were the ferme de l'equivalent and various municipal octrois.
- Or if the vehicle is registered with a Thane address, but is used in the city and parked in the city, does octroi have to be paid then.
- Feng applied for control of the octroi levied on goods entering Beijing.
- One short answer: every single person in this city pays sales tax and octroi every time they buy anything at all.
Origin
Late 16th century: from French octroyer 'to grant', based on medieval Latin auctorizare (see authorize). Current senses date from the early 18th century.