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tariff

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) tariff (noun)
  2. 2) tariff (verb)
  3. tariff wall (noun)
  4. agency tariff (noun)
  5. alternative tariff (noun)
  6. class tariff (noun)
  7. commodity tariff (noun)
  8. flexible tariff (noun)
  9. joint tariff (noun)
  10. preferential tariff (noun)
  11. protective tariff (noun)
  12. retaliatory tariff (noun)
  13. revenue tariff (noun)
  14. special service tariff (noun)

1tar·iff

noun \ˈter-əf, ˈta-rəf\

Definition of TARIFF

1
a : a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods b : a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule
2
: a schedule of rates or charges of a business or a public utility
3
: price, charge
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Origin of TARIFF

Italian tariffa, from Arabic taʽrīf notification
First Known Use: 1592

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with TARIFF

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