custom

1 a usual manner of behaving or doing it is my custom to have half a bagel and coffee for breakfast Synonyms habit, fashion, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), ritual, second nature, trick, way, wontRelated Words addiction; disposition; bent, inclination, proclivity, set, tendency, tenor, turn; bag, convention, form, mode, style; usage, use; deportment, manners, mores; drill, groove, jog trot, regime (also régime), regimen, rote, routine, rut; affectation, airs, pose; attribute, characteristic, mark, trait; eccentricity, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity, tic

2 an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing the custom around here is that the bride's family pays for the wedding Synonyms convention, tradition, heritage, prescription, rubric, ruleRelated Words ethic, form, mode, mores, norm, principles, standards, values; birthright, inheritance, legacy; folklore, lore, superstition; culture, lifestyle

3 transactions or economic support provided by customers that restaurant certainly lost my custom after they were cited for health code violations Synonyms business, patronageRelated Words marketplace, trade, traffic; free trade; affairs, dealings, horse-trading; merchandising, retailing, wholesaling