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Meaning of gabel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɡeɪbəl

Definitions

A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise.

UK, obsolete

Examples

“He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

gabeler gabelle Gabelsberger Gaber gaberdine gaberlunzie

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