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
To date, the tariffs have yet to be implemented by the White House.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
For context, that’s roughly one and a half times the tariff rate applied to a finished Rolex at peak Swiss tariffs.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Gold Institute’s report did not publish a full methodology or tariff-line list in the public text.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Younger consumers are showing less interest in Sweetgreen salads at the same time as tariffs and other factors are driving inflation.
—The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
For context, that’s roughly one and a half times the tariff rate applied to a finished Rolex at peak Swiss tariffs.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Gold Institute’s report did not publish a full methodology or tariff-line list in the public text.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Younger consumers are showing less interest in Sweetgreen salads at the same time as tariffs and other factors are driving inflation.
—The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tariff
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Avoiding paying the tax for this season would delay when the Magic could get hit with the repeater tax, which applies to teams that have been above the league’s tax line for at least three of the previous four seasons.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Two-way contracts, which pay half the NBA rookie minimum and do not count toward the salary cap or luxury tax, allow for players to be on their NBA team’s active list for as many as 50 regular-season games with other game action having to come in the G League.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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On that score, Reilly promised not to raise the county’s base property tax levies, as Preckwinkle to her credit has done over her 15 years in the job.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Private copying levies exist because hardware only has value if intellectual property exists to fill it.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tariff. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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