tariff
A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goodsA system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
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Examples
24 sentencesWe hope to lower the tariff.
ruМы надеемся снизить тариф. — AntonKhorev
Unfair tariffs are imposed on foreign products.
Unless Japan eliminates those unfair tariffs, the U.S. will impose sanctions.
Meaning
3 sensesA system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
Tarif, Zoll
тари́фtaríf, по́шлинаpóšlina
тари́фtarýf
a government tax on imports or exports
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.
прейскура́нтprejskuránt, шкала́ ста́вокškalá stávok, прайс-ли́стprajs-líst
(UK)A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.
Origin
From Italian tariffa (“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”), from Arabic تَعْرِيفFrom Italian tariffa (“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”), from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “notification, explanation”). Equivalent to Portuguese and Spanish tarifa and the French tarif and first attested in 1592.
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