Tariff (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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)
  1. to subject to a tariff.
  2. to put a valuation on according to a tariff.
noun
    • a tax levied by a government on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection, support of the balance of payments, or the raising of revenue
    • a system or list of such taxes
  1. any schedule of prices, fees, fares, etc
  2. mainly British
    • a method of charging for the supply of services, esp public services, such as gas and electricity
    • a schedule of such charges
  3. a bill of fare with prices listed; menu
  4. the level of punishment imposed for a criminal offence
verb (tr)
  1. to set a tariff on
  2. to set a price on according to a schedule of tariffs
Tariff (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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