customary - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'customary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Customary

[ a.]

- Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.
- Holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants; customary service or estate.

2 . Customary

[ n.]

- A book containing laws and usages, or customs; as, the Customary of the Normans.

Meaning of 'customary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . customary

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- commonly used or practiced; usual

Example in sentence:

his accustomed thoroughness;
his habitual comment;
took his customary morning walk;
with her wonted candor

Meaning (2):
- in accordance with convention or custom

Example in sentence:

sealed the deal with the customary handshake

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Reasonable and customary charges
Reasonable and customary charges is a payment of physicians’ normal fees if they are reasonable and customary, such as a fee that does not exceed the 80th or 90th percentile for a similar procedure

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