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

The bipartisan package allows the president to impose tariffs on the world’s top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas, including China and India. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

The biggest—and really the only thing—that has made is rethink our production is tariffs. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

Thirty-five percent rate him positively on the economy, 32% on affordability, 35% on foreign policy, 32% on tariffs, and 40% crime and safety. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

However, those emails probably don't contain the current status of trade tariffs or live market prices for raw materials. — Julien Khaleghy, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Interestingly, Moskowitz learned the scale of the automotive sector all those decades ago by consulting a period survey meant to drum up congressional support for tariffs. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

The bipartisan package that carries Graham’s name allows the president to impose tariffs on the world’s top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas, including China and India. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

The United States already has tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and automobiles. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

The retailer was also hit by tariffs and is navigating the soaring price of memory chips, which have caused the costs of some consumer electronics to rise. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026