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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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Cultural Dictionary

tariff

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

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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

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.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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