Nearby Words
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.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Tariffing
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Origin:
1585–95; earlier tariffa < Italian < Arabic taʿrīfah, derivative of ʿarrafa to make known
1585–95; earlier tariffa < Italian < Arabic taʿrīfah, derivative of ʿarrafa to make known
Related forms
tar·iff·less, adjective
pre·tar·iff, noun, adjective
pro·tar·iff, adjective
re·tar·iff, verb (used with object)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To tariffing
Etymonline
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
EXPANDlist of charges made in a business" is recorded from 1757.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
tariff definition
A government tax on imports, designed either to raise revenue or to protect domestic industry from foreign competition.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.