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The meaning of CUSTOMARY is commonly practiced, used, or observed. How to use customary in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Customary.
uk / ˈkʌs.tə.m ə r.i / us / ˈkʌs.tə.mer.i / customary adjective (USUAL) Add to word list. C1. usual: She's not her customary cheerful self today. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Habitual and customary. accustomed. all in a day's work idiom. as a (general) rule idiom. as a matter of course idiom. as per usual/normal idiom. inveterately.
us / ˈkʌs.tə.mer.i / uk / ˈkʌs.tə.m ə r.i / customary adjective (USUAL) Add to word list. C1. usual: She's not her customary cheerful self today. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Habitual and customary. accustomed. all in a day's work idiom. as a (general) rule idiom. as a matter of course idiom. as per usual/normal idiom. inveterately.
Customary definition: according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.. See examples of CUSTOMARY used in a sentence.
Something customary is done according to practice. When a bride walks down the aisle, it's customary for everyone at the wedding to rise out of respect. Every culture has its own customary traditions.
if something is customary, it is what people usually do in a particular place or situation synonym usual. Is it customary to tip hairdressers in this country? It has been customary for the chair to be re-elected for a second year.
Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances. [formal] It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests. At Christmas it was customary for the children to perform bits of poetry.
normal or expected for a particular person, situation, or society: [ + to do sth ] It is customary for the chairman to make the opening speech.
Customary Definition. Commonly practiced, used, or encountered; usual. In keeping with custom, or usage; usual; habitual. Based on custom or tradition rather than written law or contract. Holding or held by custom. A collection of the laws established by custom for a manor, region, etc.
1. in accordance with custom or habitual practice; usual; habitual. 2. (Law) law. a. founded upon long continued practices and usage rather than law. b. (of land, esp a feudal estate) held by custom. n, pl -aries. (Law) a. a statement in writing of customary laws and practices. b. a body of such laws and customs.
