customary applies to what accords with the practices, conventions, or usages of an individual or community.

CUSTOMARY definition: according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual. See examples of customary used in a sentence.

Define customary. customary synonyms, customary pronunciation, customary translation, English dictionary definition of customary. adj. 1. Commonly practiced, used, or encountered; usual.

Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.

(Definition of customary from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of customary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

according to or depending on custom; expected by custom: the customary, once-a-month meeting. [it + be + ~ + for + object] It is customary for many Americans to send greeting cards around Christmas.