Synonyms of tariffs

tariffs

noun

plural of tariff

as in levies

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.

Related Words

• levies
• taxes
• duties
• customs
• excises
• impositions
• imposts
• income taxes
• tolls
• property taxes
• tributes
• capitations
• poll taxes
• sales taxes
• surtaxes
• withholding taxes
• assessments
• personal taxes
• direct taxes
• surcharges
• hidden taxes
• sin taxes
• estate taxes
• single taxes
• value-added taxes
• inheritance taxes
• death taxes
• supertaxes
• flat taxes
• proportional taxes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tariffs

Regarding tariffs, Singh said the company expects to receive $80 million in tariff refunds but added that the company has just started to file claims. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

Tax experts bring unique takes on tariffs and other geoeconomic risks and alternative paths for response. — Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Volkswagen Group is doing well with electric vehicle sales in its home region, but costly tariffs and eroding market share in China and North America have been hurting it badly. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Volkswagen cited dramatic change over the last year, including geopolitical tensions, rising costs mainly through tariffs, and increasing regulatory requirements alongside growing competition. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Much of Wall Street is waiting for an outcome around tariffs. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Two years later, when the Dalai Lama visited Mongolia for a purely religious trip, China hit its export-reliant landlocked neighbor with retaliatory tariffs. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

The country also put in place steep import tariffs on items like vodka, artwork and antiques. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026

The country sells nearly all its oil to the US, but the White House has threatened 100% tariffs on imports; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to double non-US trade to hedge against further disruption. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 July 2026