tariff.
A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
Meaning & usage
A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
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.
A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.
Where this word comes from
From 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.
To levy a duty on (something).
Where this word comes from
From 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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