tariff
[noun]
Synonyms:
- tax, duty, excise, levy, toll
- schedule, menu

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English Thesaurus: tax, duty, tariff, levy, surcharge, ...

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tar‧iff /ˈtærəf, ˈtærɪf/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian; Origin: tariffa, from Arabic ta'rif 'list of money to be paid']

1. a tax on goods coming into a country or going out of a country
tariff on
The government may impose tariffs on imports.

2. British English a list of fixed prices charged by a hotel or restaurant, for example for the cost of meals or rooms

3. British English a list or system of prices which mobile phone companies charge for the services they provide

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

tariff
noun
ADJ. high, low | preferential, protective, punitive British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs.
external | domestic, internal | import | customs
QUANT. level a 40% level of tariffs on imports
VERB + TARIFF fix, set The agreement fixed tariffs for foreign goods coming into Japan at 5%.
impose, introduce, levy The US could impose punitive tariffs of up to 100% on some countries' exports.
pay | increase, raise | cut, lower, reduce | abolish, eliminate
TARIFF + NOUN reduction, reform | structure, system | level, rate | barrier the aim of removing all tariff barriers by the year 2003
PREP. ~ on They set a tariff of 36% on British wool cloth.
PHRASES a reduction in tariff/tariffs

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

tax money that you must pay to the government, especially from the money you earn, or as an additional payment when you buy something:
How much income tax do you pay each month?
The Republicans promised to reduce taxes before the last election.
Consumers are angry that the tax on petrol has gone up yet again.
duty a tax you pay on something you buy:
The budget also sharply raised the duty on alcohol and tobacco.
customs duty (=tax you pay on goods you buy and bring into the country)
tariff a tax on goods coming into a country or going out of a country, especially to protect a country’s industry from cheap goods from other countries:
the import tariffs on hi-tech equipment
The government’s tariff and trade policies came under fierce attack.
levy an extra amount of money that you have to pay the government, usually as a tax, often in order to encourage people not to use or do something:
A new levy on fuel inefficient vehicles has been proposed.
surcharge an amount of money that you have to pay in addition to the agreed or stated price of something:
British Airways will increase its fuel surcharge on all airline tickets from June 3.
When you get cash at some machines, you have to pay an ATM surcharge.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

Tariff
A tax assessed by a government in accordance with its tariff schedule on goods as they enter (or leave) a country. May be imposed to protect domestic industries from imported goods and/or to generate revenue. Types include ad valorem, specific, variable, or some combination.

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