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tariff

tar·iff [ tárrif ]


noun  (plural tar·iffs)
Definition:
 
1. duty levied on goods: a duty levied by a government on imported or exported goods

2. list of levies: a list or system of import or export tariffs

3. list of costs: a list of fees, fares, or other prices charged by a business



transitive verb  (past and past participle tar·iffed, present participle tar·iff·ing, 3rd person present singular tar·iffs)
Definition:
 
set cost of something: to fix a tariff or price on something

[Late 16th century. Via Italian tariffa< Arabic ta'rif "notification, inventory of fees to be paid" < 'arrafa "notify"]
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