Definition of tariff Tariff

/tɛˈɹʌf/ - [teruf] - tar•iff

We found 13 definitions of tariff from 7 different sources.

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What does tariff mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

tariffs, tariffing, tariffed  

tariff - charge a tariff; "tariff imported goods"
  tax make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tariff (n.)
    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).
  • tariff (n.)
    The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
  • tariff (n.)
    Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares.
  • tariff (v. t.)
    To make a list of duties on, as goods.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • tariff
    A classified list or scale of charges made in any private or public business.\n(Source: OED)

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tariff
    tar′if, n. a list of the duties, &c., fixed by law on merchandise: a list of charges, fees, or prices. [Fr.,—Sp.,—Ar. ta‛rīf, giving information, from ‛arafa, to explain.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • tariff
    List of duties payable upon exported and imported goods.

Part of speech

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  • tariff, verb, present, 1st person singular of tariff (infinitive).
  • tariff, verb (infinitive).
  • tariff, noun, singular of tariffs.

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