tariff

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UK /ˈtæɹɪf/ US /ˈtæɹəf/

noun 3verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

high, low

preferential, protective, punitive

The government introduced a punitive tariff on imported steel to protect local manufacturers.

external | domestic, internal | import | customs

QUANT

level

The government raised the tariff level on foreign cars to protect domestic manufacturers.

VERB + TARIFF

fix, set

The government set new tariffs on imported cars to protect local manufacturers.

impose, introduce, levy

The government decided to impose a higher tariff on imported cars to protect local manufacturers.

pay | increase, raise | cut, lower, reduce | abolish, eliminate

TARIFF + NOUN

reduction, reform | structure, system | level, rate

barrier

The government decided to reduce tariff barriers to help small businesses export their products more easily.

PREP

~ on

The government imposed a new tariff on imported cars to protect domestic manufacturers.

PHRASES

a reduction in tariff/tariffs

Definitions

noun

A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.

This question may be placed in another light. It is agreed on all sides, that numbers are the best scale of wealth and taxation, as they are the only proper scale of representation. Would the convention have been impartial or consistent, if they had rejected the slaves from the list of inhabitants, when the shares of representation were to be calculated, and inserted them on the lists when the tariff of contributions was to be adjusted?

For the sake of this support, the party advocated for agricultural tariffs, for antimargarine laws, and for restrictions on meat importation.

A schedule of rates, fees or prices.

Under a peak/off-peak electricity tariff, you pay a lower rate for the power when demand is less.

There is a tariff in every carriage, and most of them also have taxometers.

A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.

verb

To levy a duty on (something).

From the perspective of foreign producers, it is more difficult to export tariffed goods to the US because US importers have to pay the tariff.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a government tax on imports or exports

duty

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

For the sake of this support, the party advocated for agricultural tariffs, for antimargarine laws, and for restrictions on meat importation.

Wiktionary

Possibly Wallonians bought goods in Flanders that they could have obtained cheaper in Holland if it were not for the tariff.

Wiktionary

From the perspective of foreign producers, it is more difficult to export tariffed goods to the US because US importers have to pay the tariff.

Wiktionary

We hope to lower the tariff.

Tatoeba · #20819

Markets are nervous about another volley of tariff threats from President Donald Trump that would hit German cars and French wine, among other things.

Tatoeba · #8110558

Usage Notes

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