About The Word Tariff
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Tariff Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Tariff?
[n] a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
[v] charge a tariff, as for imported goods Synonyms | Synonyms for Tariff: duty Related Terms | Find terms related to Tariff: See Also | countervailing duty | custom | customs | customs duty | export duty | import duty | impost | octroi | protective tariff | revenue enhancement | revenue tariff | tax | tax | taxation | tonnage | tonnage duty | tunnage Tariff In Webster's Dictionary \Tar"iff\, n.
A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference to,
the production of revenue (called a
{revenue tariff}, or
{tariff for revenue}, or for the artificial fostering of home
industries (
{a projective tariff}), or as a means of coercing foreign
governments, as in case of
{retaliatory tariff}.
\Tar"iff\, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'r[=i]f information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. 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). Note: The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports; hence, in these countries the tariff refers only to imports. 2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound. 3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares. --Bolingbroke. \Tar"iff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tariffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tariffing}.] To make a list of duties on, as goods. |
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