A tariff is a tax that a government collects on goods coming into a country.
[business]
America wants to eliminate tariffs on items such as electronics. [+ on]
Synonyms: tax, rate, duty, toll More Synonyms of tariff
2. countable noun
A tariff is the rate at which you are charged for public services such as gas and electricity, or foraccommodation and services in a hotel.
[British, formal]
The daily tariff includes accommodation and unlimited use of the pool and gymnasium.
...electricity tariffs and telephone charges.
Synonyms: price list, charges, schedule More Synonyms of tariff
tariff in British English
(ˈtærɪf)
noun
1.
a.
a tax levied by a government on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection, support of the balance of payments, or the raising of revenue
b.
a system or list of such taxes
2.
any schedule of prices, fees, fares, etc
3. mainly British
a.
a method of charging for the supply of services, esp public services, such as gas and electricity
block tariff
b.
a schedule of such charges
4. mainly British
a bill of fare with prices listed; menu
5. British
the level of punishment imposed for a criminal offence
verb(transitive)
6.
to set a tariff on
7.
to set a price on according to a schedule of tariffs
Derived forms
tariffless (ˈtariffless)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Italian tariffa, from Arabic ta'rīfa to inform
tariff in American English
(ˈtærɪf)
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. US, Informal
any bill, charge, fare, etc.
verb transitive
5.
to make a schedule of tariffs on; set a tariff on
6.
to fix the price of according to a tariff
Word origin
It tariffa < Ar taʿrīf, information, explanation < ʼarafa, to know, inform
tariff in Hospitality
(tærɪf)
Word forms: (regular plural) tariffs
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Reservations and checking in and out)
A tariff is a list of prices.
Room tariffs are lower in hotels outside the city.
Prices are shown on the tariff board in the hotel reception.
This is the tariff for the hotel rooms. Prices include breakfast.
COBUILD Collocations
tariff
online tariff
variable tariff
Examples of 'tariff' in a sentence
tariff
He argued for free trade and low tariffs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Because that means accepting high tariff barriers towards the rest of the world and no freedom to strike our own trade deals.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Excludes fixed tariffs of less than 12 months duration.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Their energy bills are 250 higher because they cannot afford to switch to cheaper online tariffs.
The Sun (2016)
Table shows the cheapest tariff from the 3 cheapest suppliers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That has led companies to keep their tariffs very low, seriously harming their profitability.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Those who are planning to transfer out of a fixed tariff that ends within the next year should check carefully the switching savings they are quoted.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It works by luring you in with a cut-price deal then switching you to a higher tariff when the promoperiod comes to end.
The Sun (2016)
If they're saying no passporting and high trade tariffs we can cut corporation tax to 10 %.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
How much longer can these companies resist lowering ALL tariffs before the Government steps in?
The Sun (2016)
Unlimited tariffs do not give us that currency.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What business has government putting a tariff barrier between two friends?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Nor did the high tariffs on agricultural produce have much effect.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
This means they have lower tariff demands and can meet them more comfortably.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You normally pay slightly more for a fixed tariff but there are some competitive deals.
The Sun (2012)
Less competition and lower entry tariffs have not revived demand.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Therefore the fixed tariffs that suppliers quote can only be experienced guesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All three tariffs come with unlimited texts.
The Sun (2016)
Bills will have to contain the cheapest tariffs available to punters plus savings they could make by switching supplier.
The Sun (2012)
He is a multimillionaire who will actually read the small print on electricity tariffs to work out the best deal.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Higher tariffs mean higher consumer costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The industry said that it was already reforming itself with simpler tariffs and that government intervention would not lead to cheaper bills.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Tens of thousands of households are due to come to the end of cheap fixed tariffs before the end of next month.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You can't set a low tariff and think people will just come.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We all want simpler bills, better tariffs and easier switching.
The Sun (2012)
With the protection of tariffs, the protected may simply become inefficient.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The tariffs are set to be launched on Friday.
The Sun (2008)
Under the plan, suppliers will be limited to four tariffs for electricity and four for gas.
The Sun (2012)
At current aluminium prices the tariff reduction will save about $200 million a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The regulator will also force the industry to simplify tariffs and bills to make it easier for consumers to understand their energy consumption and switch supplier.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Scottish and Southern has increased its domestic gas tariffs by 9.4 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
tariff
British English: tariff /ˈtærɪf/ NOUN
A tariff is a tax on goods coming into a country.
...tariffs on items such as electronics.
American English: tariff
Arabic: تَعْرِيفَة
Brazilian Portuguese: tarifa
Chinese: 关税
Croatian: carina
Czech: clo
Danish: tarif
Dutch: tarief
European Spanish: arancel
Finnish: tariffi
French: tarif
German: Tarif
Greek: δασμολόγιο
Italian: dazio
Japanese: 関税率
Korean: 관세율표
Norwegian: tariff
Polish: cennik
European Portuguese: tarifa
Romanian: tarif vamal
Russian: налог на импорт
Latin American Spanish: tarifa
Swedish: taxa
Thai: อัตราภาษีขาเข้า
Turkish: gümrük tarifesi
Ukrainian: тариф
Vietnamese: thuế quan
All related terms of 'tariff'
tariff line
an item listed in a country's tariff schedule
import tariff
a tax or duty imposed on imported goods
online tariff
A tariff is the rate at which you are charged for public services such as gas and electricity , or for accommodation and services in a hotel .
tariff office
a company whose premiums are based on a tariff agreed with other insurance companies
tariff reform
the imposition of government taxes on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection , support of the balance of payments, or the raising of revenue
revenue tariff
a tariff for the purpose of producing public revenue
tariff barriers
a barrier to trade between certain countries or geographical areas which takes the form of abnormally high taxes levied by a government on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection , support of the balance of payments , or the raising of revenue
tariff heading
the description of a product attached to a tariff line
variable tariff
A tariff is the rate at which you are charged for public services such as gas and electricity , or for accommodation and services in a hotel .
feed-in tariff
a payment above the market rate paid to a small-scale producer of renewable energy by a large energy provider
protective tariff
a tariff levied on imports to protect the domestic economy rather than to raise revenue
tariff agreement
an agreement between countries or geographical areas relating to taxes levied by governments on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection , support of the balance of payments, or the raising of revenue
Common External Tariff
the common tariff of charges imposed by the members of a customs union on imports from non-members
Chinese translation of 'tariff'
tariff
(ˈtærɪf)
n(c)
(= tax) 关(關)税(稅) (guānshuì) (项, xiàng)
(Brit, frm, in hotel, restaurant) 价(價)目 (jiàmù)
1 (noun)
Definition
a tax levied by a government on imports or occasionally exports
America wants to eliminate tariffs on items such as electronics.
Synonyms
tax
a cut in tax on new cars
rate
specially reduced rates
duty
Duty on imports would also be reduced.
toll
Opponents of motorway tolls say they would force cars onto smaller roads.
levy
an annual motorway levy on all drivers
excise
Truck drivers will be hit by increases in tax and excise.
impost
assessment
inflated assessments of mortgaged property
2 (noun)
Definition
a list of fixed prices, for example in a hotel
electricity tariffs and telephone charges
Synonyms
price list
charges
schedule
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assessment
inflated assessments of mortgaged property
Synonyms
evaluation,
rating,
rate,
charge,
tax,
demand,
fee,
duty,
toll,
levy,
tariff,
taxation,
valuation,
impost
in the sense of duty
Definition
a government tax on imports
Duty on imports would also be reduced.
Synonyms
tax,
customs,
toll,
levy,
tariff,
excise,
due,
impost
in the sense of excise
Definition
a tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market
Truck drivers will be hit by increases in tax and excise.
Synonyms
tax,
duty,
customs,
toll,
levy,
tariff,
surcharge,
impost
Synonyms of 'tariff'
tariff
Explore 'tariff' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of levy
Definition
the money so raised
an annual motorway levy on all drivers
Synonyms
tax,
fee,
toll,
tariff,
duty,
assessment,
excise,
imposition,
impost,
exaction
in the sense of rate
Definition
a charge made per unit for a commodity or service
specially reduced rates
Synonyms
charge,
price,
cost,
fee,
tax,
figure,
dues,
duty,
hire,
toll,
tariff
in the sense of toll
Definition
a charge for the use of certain roads and bridges
Opponents of motorway tolls say they would force cars onto smaller roads.