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
Inflation has crept higher over the past several months in part because tariffs are – slowly – starting to boost prices.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
This means that more items being shipped to the United States will likely be subject to tariffs and businesses will have to adjust some of their operations.
—Rhett Buttle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Chinese leaders are trying to capitalize on the current instability in the international order
As Washington hits friends and foes across the world with tariffs, leaders in Beijing have tried to capitalize on the instability unleashed on the international system.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
To me, more pragmatism means moving away from the corrupt, capricious policies of the current administration, such as crony capitalism that imposes bogus tariffs on free trade, punishing leaders and countries the president dislikes while favoring those who flatter him.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
This means that more items being shipped to the United States will likely be subject to tariffs and businesses will have to adjust some of their operations.
—Rhett Buttle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Chinese leaders are trying to capitalize on the current instability in the international order
As Washington hits friends and foes across the world with tariffs, leaders in Beijing have tried to capitalize on the instability unleashed on the international system.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
To me, more pragmatism means moving away from the corrupt, capricious policies of the current administration, such as crony capitalism that imposes bogus tariffs on free trade, punishing leaders and countries the president dislikes while favoring those who flatter him.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tariff
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Under reforms announced by the government in July, LTAFs will be available to eligible investors from April 2026 through a Stock and Shares Individual Savings Accounts (ISA), which like SIPPs do not incur tax on capital gains.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The exact tax rate hasn’t been set.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mexico's government has also proposed to raise tariffs on vehicles coming from Asia, particularly China, to 50% from the current 20% as part of a broad overhaul of import levies that the government planned to protect its local industries.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tit-for-tat levies reached triple digits on both sides at one point this year, snarling supply chains.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tariff. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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