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Tariff

//ˈtæɹɪf// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.

    "For the sake of this support, the party advocated for agricultural tariffs, for antimargarine laws, and for restrictions on meat importation."

  2. 2
    a government tax on imports or exports wordnet
  3. 3
    A schedule of rates, fees or prices.

    "Under a peak/off-peak electricity tariff, you pay a lower rate for the power when demand is less."

  4. 4
    A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime. British
Verb
  1. 1
    To levy a duty on (something). transitive

    "From the perspective of foreign producers, it is more difficult to export tariffed goods to the US because US importers have to pay the tariff."

  2. 2
    charge a tariff wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian tariffa (“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”), from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “notification, explanation”).

Etymology 2

From Italian tariffa (“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”), from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “notification, explanation”).

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