How do you use Octroi in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like duty or tariff, plus the exact meaning.
Octroi in a sentence
Octroi meaning
- A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
- A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.
Using Octroi
- The main meaning on this page is: A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession. | A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.
- Useful related words include: duty, tariff.
- In the example corpus, octroi often appears in combinations such as: in octroi, octroi was.
Context around Octroi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Octroi
- In this selection, "octroi" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, avail, mulund, 1657 and naka stand out and add context to how "octroi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at mulund octroi naka and and can avail octroi and tax. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "octroi" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with octroi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The business owner can avail octroi and tax conession in states laws as applicable. (14 words)
In 1851 octroi was abolished and the city walls were removed to provide easier access for trade. (17 words)
In 1657 octroi was imposed in larger Danish cities which changed the layout and face of Aarhus over the following decades. (21 words)
More than 7,000 farmers and tribals from various districts of the state gathered at Mulund Octroi Naka and started their two-day march towards Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, drawing attention to various agrarian issues. (38 words)
In 1657 octroi was imposed in larger Danish cities which changed the layout and face of Aarhus over the following decades. (21 words)
In 1851 octroi was abolished and the city walls were removed to provide easier access for trade. (17 words)
Example sentences (4)
The business owner can avail octroi and tax conession in states laws as applicable.
More than 7,000 farmers and tribals from various districts of the state gathered at Mulund Octroi Naka and started their two-day march towards Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, drawing attention to various agrarian issues.
In 1657 octroi was imposed in larger Danish cities which changed the layout and face of Aarhus over the following decades.
In 1851 octroi was abolished and the city walls were removed to provide easier access for trade.
Common combinations with octroi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in octroi 2×
- octroi was 2×