Noun
der Zoll
Pronunciation: /tsɔl/
customs duty, duty (levied at the border)
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plural Zölle
Meanings
Noun
- customs duty, duty (levied at the border)
- customs (authority collecting that duty)
- toll (sacrifice or victims associated with a decision or condition)
- inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters)
Example sentence
Für dieses Paket müssen Sie Zoll bezahlen.
You have to pay duty on this parcel.
Word forms
Noun
singular
der Zoll
plural
die Zölle
Noun
singular
der Zoll
plural
die Zoll
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Zoll
Accusativeden Zoll
Dativedem Zoll
Genitivedes Zolles
Plural
Nominativedie Zölle
Accusativedie Zölle
Dativeden Zöllen
Genitiveder Zölle
Usage
- Zoll auf eine Ware zahlen — pay customs duty on goods; auf takes accusative
- beim Zoll anmelden — declare to customs; Zoll can also mean the authority
Für die eingeführte Ware wurde Zoll fällig.
Customs duty became payable on the imported goods.