custom
noun
uk/ˈkʌstəm/ us [ U ] COMMERCE mainly UK
the support given to a business, especially a store, by the people who buy things or services from it:
Most of our custom comes from tourists.
If we don't give good service, people will take their custom elsewhere.
lose/need/want sb's custom
See also
business
[ C or U ]
a way of behaving or doing something which has existed for a long time and is considered as the usual way:
There is a custom that banks buy at the top of the market and sell at the bottom.
The solicitors suggested that the advice from the British Bankers' Association counted only as custom and practice and was not in fact law.
custom
adjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈkʌstəm/ us PRODUCTION
specially designed for a particular person or purpose:
custom-designed/made/built Getting parts for custom-built cars can take six months to a year.
The company was founded in 1921 as a builder of custom homes.
Banks and private companies pay for custom news feeds that serve their own needs.
The music industry is being turned upside down by our ability to go to a website and download MP3 music tracks or get custom CDs made.