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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a tax on various goods brought into a town;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Octroi \Oc`troi"\, n. [F.] 1. A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession. [1913 Webster] 2. A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls. [1913 Webster] [Written also octroy.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

octroi n 1: a tax on various goods brought into a town