Sekirov Dictionary

tariff

UK /ˈtæɹɪf/US /ˈtæɹəf/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

•
A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
- For the sake of this support, the party advocated for agricultural tariffs, for antimargarine laws, and for restrictions on meat importation. — 2004
•
A schedule of rates, fees or prices.
- Under a peak/off-peak electricity tariff, you pay a lower rate for the power when demand is less.
(UK) A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.

verb1

•
To levy a duty on (something).
- From the perspective of foreign producers, it is more difficult to export tariffed goods to the US because US importers have to pay the tariff. — 2024

forms

tariffed · tariffing · tariffs

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