Synonyms of tariff

tariff

noun

as in tax

a payment that must be made to the government in order to import or export certain goods

The Townshend Acts, which imposed a tariff on many goods imported to North America, indirectly led to the American Revolution.

Related Words

• tax
• levy
• imposition
• impost
• excise
• income tax
• duty
• capitation
• property tax
• poll tax
• sales tax
• single tax
• custom(s)
• withholding tax
• hidden tax
• surtax
• tribute
• toll
• value-added tax
• personal tax
• assessment
• direct tax
• supertax
• surcharge
• sin tax
• estate tax
• inheritance tax
• death tax
• flat tax
• proportional tax

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tariff

According to a Monday morning social media post, the president seems to think there would be enough money left after tariff rebate checks are doled out to help pay down the nation’s nearly $40 trillion in debt. —David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025

Italian pasta could largely disappear from US supermarket shelves as producers say 107% tariffs make exports uneconomic. —Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025

But Trump has relied heavily on economic and political coercion, using tariffs, sanctions, and other forms of U.S. leverage to wrest concessions from friendly and unfriendly states alike. —Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2025

Over 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump is handling tariffs, the economy and managing the federal government. —ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025