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  • 21tariff — /ˈtærəf / (say taruhf) noun 1. an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or, less commonly, exports. 2. the system of duties so imposed. 3. any duty in such a list or system. 4. any table of… …

  • 22tariff — I. noun Etymology: Italian tariffa, from Arabic ta‘rīf notification Date: 1592 1. a. a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods b. a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule 2. a schedule… …

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  • 23tariff — tar|iff [ˈtærıf] n [Date: 1500 1600; : 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.) BrE a… …

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  • 24tariff — A *customs *duty levied on the *exportation or importation of goods or services. A tariff may be imposed by a government purely for revenue generating *taxation purposes, or it can serve more political ends. Examples of the latter include (i)… …

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  • 25tariff — 1. noun a) a system of government imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves b) a schedule of rates, fees or prices 2. verb to levy a dut …

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  • 26tariff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. duty, customs, impost; price list; price, cost. See payment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. duty, rate, charge; see tax 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. tax, import tax, charge, toll, excise, assessment …

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  • 27tariff — tar|iff [ terıf ] noun count ** a tax that a government charges on goods that enter or leave their country …

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  • 28tariff — [ˈtærɪf] noun [C] 1) a tax that a government charges on goods that enter or leave their country 2) British a list of the prices that a company charges for its goods or services …

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  • 29a projective tariff — Tariff Tar iff, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta r[=i]f information, explanation, definition, from arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a… …

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  • 30retaliatory tariff — Tariff Tar iff, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta r[=i]f information, explanation, definition, from arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a… …

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