tariff
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English
Etymology
From French tarif, from Italian tariffa, from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه (ta'rife), from Persian تعرفه (ta'refe), from Arabic تَعْرِفَة (taʕrifa, “tariff, rate”), from the root ع ر ف (ʕ-r-f).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, New York City) IPA(key): /ˈtæɹɪf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹɪf/[1]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtæɹəf/
- Rhymes: (General American) -ɛɹɪf
Noun
tariff (plural tariffs)
- A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
- 2004, Michael B Gross, The war against Catholicism:
- For the sake of this support, the party advocated for agricultural tariffs, for antimargarine laws, and for restrictions on meat importation.
- 2012, Bert van Selm, The Economics of Soviet Breakup:
- Possibly Wallonians bought goods in Flanders that they could have obtained cheaper in Holland if it were not for the tariff.
- A schedule of rates, fees or prices.
- 1906, Department of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of Manufactures, Monthly Consular and Trade Reports (number 313, page 75)
- There is a tariff in every carriage, and most of them also have taxometers.
- 1906, Department of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of Manufactures, Monthly Consular and Trade Reports (number 313, page 75)
- (British) A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.
Derived terms
Translations
duties imposed
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a schedule of rates, fees or prices
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Verb
tariff (third-person singular simple present tariffs, present participle tariffing, simple past and past participle tariffed)
- (transitive) to levy a duty on (something)
Translations
levy a duty
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References
- ^ “tariff”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Tarif, from Italian tariffa, from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf).
Noun
tariff m (definite singular tariffen, indefinite plural tariffer, definite plural tariffene)
- tariff, scale, table of rates or charges
- wage scale, wage agreement
Derived terms
References
- “tariff” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Tarif, from Italian tariffa, from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf).
Noun
tariff m (definite singular tariffen, indefinite plural tariffar, definite plural tariffane)
- tariff, scale, table of rates or charges
- wage scale, wage agreement
Derived terms
References
- “tariff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.