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tariff

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tar·iff  (trf)
n.
1.
a. A list or system of duties imposed by a government on imported or exported goods.
b. 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'rf, notification, infinitive of 'arrafa, to announce, derived stem of 'arafa, to know; see rp in Semitic roots.]

tariff
Noun
1.
a. a tax levied by a government on imports or occasionally exports
b. a list of such taxes
2. a list of fixed prices, for example in a hotel
3. Chiefly Brit a method of charging for services such as gas and electricity by setting a price per unit [Arabic ta`rīfa to inform]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tarifftariff - a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
indirect tax - a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations
customs, customs duty, impost, custom - money collected under a tariff
tonnage, tonnage duty, tunnage - a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
octroi - a tax on various goods brought into a town
revenue tariff - a tariff imposed to raise revenue
protective tariff - a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition
import duty - a duty imposed on imports
export duty - a duty imposed on exports
countervailing duty - a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments
Verb1.tariff - charge a tariff; "tariff imported goods"
tax - levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"

tariff
noun 2. price list, charges, schedule
Translations

tariff [ˈtærɪf] ntarifa
tariff [ˈtærɪf] n (Comm) → tarif m (= taxes); tarif douanier
tariff [ˈtærɪf] n (tax on goods) → Zoll m;
(Brit) (in hotels etc) → Preisliste f
tariff [ˈtærɪf] ntariffa

tariff
n tariff [ˈtӕrif]
1 a list of prices or charges eg in a hotel A copy of the tariff is placed in each bedroom.tariefتَعْرِفَة الأسْعارценоразписceníkprisliste; takstdas Preisverzeichnisτιμολόγιοlista de precioshinnakiriفهرست قیمت هاhinnastotableau des prixתַּעֲרִיףशुल्क-सूचीtarifa, cjenikdíjszabástarifverðskrátariffa料金表요금표kainoraštiscenrādissenarai tarifprijslijstprisliste, takstcenniktabela de preçostarif, listă de preţuriпрейскурантcenníkceniktarifaprislistaค่าธรรมเนียมfiyat listesi收費表прейскурантمينو، نرخ نامہbảng giá
2 (a list of) taxes to be paid on imported or exported goods the customs tariff.aksynsتَعْريفَه جُمْرُكِيَّهмитаcelní sazebníkimportafgift; toldder Zolltarifδασμολόγιοaranceltollتعرفه گمرکیtullitariffitarif(s) douanier(s)רְשִימַת מִסֵי מֶכֶסपर शुल्क, शुल्कpristojba(vám)tarifapajaktollskrátariffa関税관세(표)tarifastarifstariftarieftoll(sats)opłaty celne, taryfa celnatarifataxă (va­mală)пошлинаcolný sadzobníkcarinska pristojbinatarifatariffพิกัดอัตราภาษีศุลกากรgümrük vergisi關稅表тарифفہرست محصولاتthuế xuất nhập khẩu

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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?
It is said that a stranger took a one-horse carriage for a course-- tariff, half a franc.
"I don't know much about the tariff and things of that kind," said he, "but it seems to me we've got a bit off the trail so far as that note is concerned.
 
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