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tariff

ta·riff

UK/ˈtæɹɪf/ US/ˈtæɹəf/ rare uk
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a government tax on imports or exports

  • “they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries”
Synonyms

verb

1.

charge a tariff

  • “tariff imported goods”

Origin

From Italian tariffa (“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”), from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “notification, explanation”). Equivalent to Portuguese and Spanish tarifa and the French tarif and first attested in 1592.

Phrases

  • punitive tariff
  • retaliatory tariff
  • social tariff
  • tariff barrier
  • whole life tariff

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