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tariff definition

tar·iff (tar′if)

noun

  1. a list or system of taxes placed by a government upon exports or, esp., imports
  2. a tax of this kind, or its rate
  3. any list or scale of prices, charges, etc.
  4. ☆ Informal any bill, charge, fare, etc.

Etymology: It tariffa < Ar taʿrīf, information, explanation < ʼarafa, to know, inform

transitive verb

  1. to make a schedule of tariffs on; set a tariff on
  2. to fix the price of according to a tariff

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Alternate definitions:

business tariff definition - business

finance tariff definition - finance

law tariff definition - legal

telecom tariff definition - telecom

tariff Synonyms

tariff

n.

duty, rate, charge; see tax 1.


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tariff Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • impose: The list was to have been rotated, imposing further tariffs on a revised range of European goods.

Preposition: on

  • import: The UK steel industry has welcomed today's announcement by President Bush that the section 201 tariffs on steel imports are being withdrawn.

Adjective modifier

  • unmetered: Second is that there is no universal unmetered tariff from BT.

Modifies a noun

  • escalation: They support development, but then deter countries from processing their own products by tariff escalation.

Noun used with modifier

  • feed-in: The main disadvantage of fixed feed-in tariffs is the political risk inherent in the system.
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