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tar⋅iff

  [tar-if]
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–noun
1. an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
2. the schedule or system of duties so imposed.
3. any duty or rate of duty in such a list or schedule.
4. any table of charges, as of a railroad, bus line, etc.
5. bill; cost; charge.
–verb (used with object)
6. to subject to a tariff.
7. to put a valuation on according to a tariff.
Origin:
1585–95; earlier tariffa < It < Ar taʿrīfah, deriv. of ʿarrafa to make known

Related forms:
tar⋅iff⋅less, adjective
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tar·iff   (tār'ĭf)   
n.  
    1. A list or system of duties imposed by a government on imported or exported goods.
    2. A duty or duties so imposed.
  2. A schedule of prices or fees.
tr.v.   tar·iffed, tar·iff·ing, tar·iffs
To fix a duty or price on.

[Italian tariffa, from Old Italian, from Arabic ta'rīf, notification, infinitive of 'arrafa, to announce, derived stem of 'arafa, to know; see ʕrp in Semitic roots.]
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Tariff

Tar"iff\, n. A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference to, the production of revenue (called a

revenue tariff, or

tariff for revenue, or for the artificial fostering of home industries (

a projective tariff), or as a means of coercing foreign governments, as in case of

retaliatory tariff.

Tariff

Tar"iff\, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'r[=i]f information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know, to inform, explain.]

1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).

Note: The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports; hence, in these countries the tariff refers only to imports.

2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.

3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares. --Bolingbroke.

Tariff

Tar"iff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tariffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tariffing.] To make a list of duties on, as goods.
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Language Translation for : Tariff
Spanish: lista de precios,
German: das Preisverzeichnis,
Japanese: 料金表
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tariff

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

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tariff 
1591, "arithmetical table," from It. tariffa, M.L. tarifa "list of prices, book of rates," from Arabic ta'rif "information, notification, inventory of fees to be paid," verbal noun from arafa "to make known." Meaning "official list of customs duties on imports or exports" is from 1592; sense of "classified list of charges made in a business" is recorded from 1757.
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Tariff

A taxation imposed on goods and services imported into a country. Also known as a duty tax.

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Governments generally impose tariffs to raise revenue and protect domestic industries from foreign competition.

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tariff

A tax levied on a good imported into a country. In most instances, tariffs are intended to make imported goods more expensive and thus less competitive with domestic products. Also called duty. See also General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, trigger price.

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Main Entry: tar·iff
Pronunciation: 'tar-&f
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian tariffa, from Arabic ta'rIf notification
1 a : a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods b : a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule
2 : a document filed with the appropriate government agency that sets forth the rates, charges, and other provisions pertaining to services furnished by a business (as a carrier) or public utility
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