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.

Synonyms & Similar 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

Examples of tariff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During his first term, Trump invoked laws from that period to enact tariffs. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024

Beshear said Trump, who has promised to impose tariffs on U.S. imports, would harm Kentucky's economy by doing so. —Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2024

But he’s also called for across-the-board tariffs, something that many economists say will be passed on to consumers. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024

Trump has pressed Harris on the economy and proposed using tariffs on imports and other measures to boost American industry, even as economists warn U.S. consumers would bear the costs of tariffs and other Trump proposals like staging the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. —Erin Prater, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024