tariff

[ tar-if ]

/ ˈtær ɪf /

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noun

an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.

the schedule or system of duties so imposed.

any duty or rate of duty in such a list or schedule.

any table of charges, as of a railroad, bus line, etc.

bill; cost; charge.

verb (used with object)

to subject to a tariff.

to put a valuation on according to a tariff.

Origin of tariff

1585–95; earlier tariffa<Italian <Arabic taʿrīfah, derivative of ʿarrafa to make known

OTHER WORDS FROM tariff

tar·iff·less, adjectivepre·tar·iff, noun, adjectivepro·tar·iff, adjectivere·tar·iff, verb (used with object)

Words nearby tariff

target rifle, Targum, Târgu-Mureş, Tar Heel, Tar Heel State, tariff, tariff office, Tarija, Tarim, Tarim Basin, tariqah

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for tariff

The two sides will trade under World Trade Organization rules, which sets the tariffs and quotas between countries that don’t have free trade agreements in place with each other.
The EU and the UK still haven’t reached a post-Brexit agreement. What’s next?|Jen Kirby|October 16, 2020|Vox
Both parties see tariffs as a way to put pressure on China, and that pressure is increasing as the US scrutinizes China’s repression of its Uighur minority.
No matter who wins the election, US fashion manufacturing won’t be returning to China|Marc Bain|October 16, 2020|Quartz
China isn’t the only country to offer EV subsidies, but it also spurred the domestic manufacturers by ensuring imported vehicles were for a long time not eligible for subsidies, and subject to import tariffs.
The electric car market is buzzing with Europe and China taking the lead|Bernhard Warner|October 13, 2020|Fortune
Although China had been pledging some of those commitments for years, Mahoney argued that the deal wouldn’t have happened without applying tariffs.
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.|by Lydia DePillis|October 13, 2020|ProPublica

Consequently, LPL Financial’s Buchbinder calculates that the removal of trade tariffs with China would add billions to the earnings of S&P 500 companies.
What Wall Street needs from the 2020 election|Bernhard Warner|September 30, 2020|Fortune
Everybody knows how the Tariff and Labour questions were settled.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tariff of 1828, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which led to the civil war in “Bloody Kansas” and ultimately to the Civil War itself.
What’s Really Obstructing Obamacare? GOP Resisters|Michael Tomasky|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Even after tariff protections were put in place, panels were still relatively cheap to buy.
Elon Musk-Backed SolarCity Thrives in Solar Power Sector|Josh Dzieza|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An under-valued Chinese currency bars American products and services as effectually as a tariff barrier.
Tough on China|David Frum|May 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They also managed for years to keep a tariff on imports of ethanol, giving the U.S. industry a distinct advantage.
Ethanol Subsidies: Congress Sacrifices a Sacred Cow|Eleanor Clift|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Well, it is a combination job between mail clerk and tariff compiler.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The free-trade party was led by Daniel Webster, and the tariff party by Calhoun.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
A tariff forcing home production opens the marginal resources and gives them a large capital value.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter
The tariff protects him at the rate of forty per cent, which must be eventually paid by the consumer.
Monopolies and the People|D. C. Cloud
Cecil Brown, who was suspected of heterodoxy on this one point, crystallised the tariff question into three words.
The Secret of the League|Ernest Bramah

British Dictionary definitions for tariff

tariff

/ (ˈtærɪf) /

noun

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
a system or list of such taxes

any schedule of prices, fees, fares, etc

mainly British

a method of charging for the supply of services, esp public services, such as gas and electricityblock tariff
a schedule of such charges

mainly British a bill of fare with prices listed; menu

British the level of punishment imposed for a criminal offence

verb (tr)

to set a tariff on

to set a price on according to a schedule of tariffs

Derived forms of tariff

tariffless, adjective

Word Origin for tariff

C16: from Italian tariffa, from Arabic ta`rīfa to inform

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for tariff

tariff

A government tax on imports, designed either to raise revenue or to protect domestic industry from foreign competition.

单词	tariff
释义	tariff [ tar-if ] / ˈtær ɪf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tariff ON THESAURUS.COM noun an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports. the schedule or system of duties so imposed. any duty or rate of duty in such a list or schedule. any table of charges, as of a railroad, bus line, etc. bill; cost; charge. verb (used with object) to subject to a tariff. to put a valuation on according to a tariff. Origin of tariff 1585–95; earlier tariffa<Italian <Arabic taʿrīfah, derivative of ʿarrafa to make known OTHER WORDS FROM tariff tar·iff·less, adjectivepre·tar·iff, noun, adjectivepro·tar·iff, adjectivere·tar·iff, verb (used with object) Words nearby tariff target rifle, Targum, Târgu-Mureş, Tar Heel, Tar Heel State, tariff, tariff office, Tarija, Tarim, Tarim Basin, tariqah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tariff The two sides will trade under World Trade Organization rules, which sets the tariffs and quotas between countries that don’t have free trade agreements in place with each other. The EU and the UK still haven’t reached a post-Brexit agreement. What’s next?\|Jen Kirby\|October 16, 2020\|Vox Both parties see tariffs as a way to put pressure on China, and that pressure is increasing as the US scrutinizes China’s repression of its Uighur minority. No matter who wins the election, US fashion manufacturing won’t be returning to China\|Marc Bain\|October 16, 2020\|Quartz China isn’t the only country to offer EV subsidies, but it also spurred the domestic manufacturers by ensuring imported vehicles were for a long time not eligible for subsidies, and subject to import tariffs. The electric car market is buzzing with Europe and China taking the lead\|Bernhard Warner\|October 13, 2020\|Fortune Although China had been pledging some of those commitments for years, Mahoney argued that the deal wouldn’t have happened without applying tariffs. Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.\|by Lydia DePillis\|October 13, 2020\|ProPublica Consequently, LPL Financial’s Buchbinder calculates that the removal of trade tariffs with China would add billions to the earnings of S&P 500 companies. What Wall Street needs from the 2020 election\|Bernhard Warner\|September 30, 2020\|Fortune Everybody knows how the Tariff and Labour questions were settled. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show\|Robert W. Chambers\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The tariff of 1828, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which led to the civil war in “Bloody Kansas” and ultimately to the Civil War itself. What’s Really Obstructing Obamacare? GOP Resisters\|Michael Tomasky\|November 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Even after tariff protections were put in place, panels were still relatively cheap to buy. Elon Musk-Backed SolarCity Thrives in Solar Power Sector\|Josh Dzieza\|May 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST An under-valued Chinese currency bars American products and services as effectually as a tariff barrier. Tough on China\|David Frum\|May 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST They also managed for years to keep a tariff on imports of ethanol, giving the U.S. industry a distinct advantage. Ethanol Subsidies: Congress Sacrifices a Sacred Cow\|Eleanor Clift\|June 17, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Well, it is a combination job between mail clerk and tariff compiler. Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy The free-trade party was led by Daniel Webster, and the tariff party by Calhoun. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year\|Edwin Emerson A tariff forcing home production opens the marginal resources and gives them a large capital value. The Principles of Economics\|Frank A. Fetter The tariff protects him at the rate of forty per cent, which must be eventually paid by the consumer. Monopolies and the People\|D. C. Cloud Cecil Brown, who was suspected of heterodoxy on this one point, crystallised the tariff question into three words. The Secret of the League\|Ernest Bramah British Dictionary definitions for tariff tariff / (ˈtærɪf) / noun 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 a system or list of such taxes any schedule of prices, fees, fares, etc mainly British a method of charging for the supply of services, esp public services, such as gas and electricityblock tariff a schedule of such charges mainly British a bill of fare with prices listed; menu British the level of punishment imposed for a criminal offence verb (tr) to set a tariff on to set a price on according to a schedule of tariffs Derived forms of tariff tariffless, adjective Word Origin for tariff C16: from Italian tariffa, from Arabic ta`rīfa to inform Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tariff duty, levy, excise, price, tax, rate, cost, toll, impost, assessment, charge, tab, price tag Cultural definitions for tariff tariff A government tax on imports, designed either to raise revenue or to protect domestic industry from foreign competition. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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tariff

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of tariff

OTHER WORDS FROM tariff

Words nearby tariff

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British Dictionary definitions for tariff

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of tariff

Word Origin for tariff

Words related to tariff

Cultural definitions for tariff