English Explanatory Dictionary

tariff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
  2. A schedule of rates, fees or prices.
  3. A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.
verb
  1. To levy a duty on (something).

Pronunciation

/ˈtæɹɪf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tariff.wav /ˈtæɹəf/ /ˈtɛɹəf/

Word forms

tariff tariffs tariffing tariffed

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

plan

Derived words

antitariff countertariff non-tariff nontariff posttariff pretariff punitive tariff retaliatory tariff social tariff tariff barrier tariffication tariffism tariffist tariffite tariffize tariffless whole life tariff retariff tariffable untariffed
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