declaration form

Meaning

1. 1nouncountableformal

   An official paper where you list goods, money, or information for customs, tax, or legal purposes.

   Grammar: Countable: fill in a declaration form; hand in the declaration forms.

   Patterns

   • fill in a declaration form
   • complete a declaration form
   • a customs declaration form

   You must complete a declaration form if you are carrying more than $10,000 in cash.

   The officer asked me to sign the declaration form before I could enter the country.

   Keep a copy of your tax declaration form for your records.

Word forms

Common combinations

customs declaration form

The customs declaration form asks about food and plants.

fill out a declaration form

Please fill out a declaration form at the desk.

submit a declaration form

You need to submit a declaration form online.

Synonyms and how they differ

declaration

A shorter form; it can also mean the act of announcing something formally.

customs form

Specifically for customs, not for tax or other legal uses.

Word family

declare verb

To state something officially or formally.

declaration noun

An official statement or the document itself.

Commonly confused: declaration form or declaration?

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