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.
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Recent Examples of tariff
The automaker did well selling EVs in Europe last year, but sales in North America and China fell and continue to fall, and tariffs have had a significant effect.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
Trump had set a July 4 deadline for the European Union and the United States to put into effect a trade deal that caps European imports at a 15% tariff, but digital taxes were not part of the agreement, per the AP.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The European Union in May finalized a trade deal with the United States that caps most tariffs on EU exports at 15%.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Entry-level clothing prices climbed $17 in a single year, according to the AlixPartners 2025 Consumer Sentiment Index, and the tariffs and inflation behind that jump are shaping 2026 fashion trends too.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
Trump had set a July 4 deadline for the European Union and the United States to put into effect a trade deal that caps European imports at a 15% tariff, but digital taxes were not part of the agreement, per the AP.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The European Union in May finalized a trade deal with the United States that caps most tariffs on EU exports at 15%.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Entry-level clothing prices climbed $17 in a single year, according to the AlixPartners 2025 Consumer Sentiment Index, and the tariffs and inflation behind that jump are shaping 2026 fashion trends too.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tariff
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But not everyone agreed that the city needed to sacrifice millions of dollars in tax revenue to hook a developer.
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Since the proposal was announced in October, Google co-founder Sergey Brin has donated $82 million to a political committee called Building a Better California that backs a variety of initiatives designed to blunt the billionaire tax proposal.
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Potential tax rate increase Although the board won’t formally decide how much more people could have to pay in property taxes until late August, board documents indicated that officials now have the option to increase the district’s levy rate by 10 mills.
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The California-specific tax — a one-time, 5% levy on billionaires' total wealth — is advancing to the ballot after the healthcare-workers' union pushing the measure refused to withdraw it by a Thursday deadline.
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