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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Trump then immediately imposed a 10% global blanket tariff based on Section 122 of the Trade Act 1974, and threatened to raise it further to 15%.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The complaint pointed to previous reporting from Fortune, which cited a Goldman Sachs projection from August 2025 indicating consumers had absorbed 22% of total tariffs costs, but were projected to bear 67% of those costs by October 2025 as more costs were passed down.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
The administration is also expected to make more use of Section 232 of Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows the president to impose tariffs on goods deemed to be threats to national security after an investigation by the Commerce Department.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Besides tariffs, Yamaha also said the move is the result of changes in the company’s business focus within the U.S. market.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
The complaint pointed to previous reporting from Fortune, which cited a Goldman Sachs projection from August 2025 indicating consumers had absorbed 22% of total tariffs costs, but were projected to bear 67% of those costs by October 2025 as more costs were passed down.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
The administration is also expected to make more use of Section 232 of Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows the president to impose tariffs on goods deemed to be threats to national security after an investigation by the Commerce Department.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Besides tariffs, Yamaha also said the move is the result of changes in the company’s business focus within the U.S. market.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tariff
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Washington state already ranks a dismal 45th out of the 50 states in tax friendliness because of a heavy burden of sales, capital gains, property and excise taxes.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The clash with Thune defies months of cooperation that helped Trump usher his Cabinet and signature tax cuts through Congress.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Where the old course sat below the river, protected by a levy and dense forest, Curley raised the land roughly 10 feet and cleared the banks.—
Mark Dee
March 14,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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Consumers’ fight for tariff refunds In May 2025, Costco CFO Gary Millerchip told investors the retailer raised prices on some discretionary products like flowers as a result of the levies, but held prices steady on some tariffed produce items like bananas that were staples for shoppers.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tariff. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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