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| tar·iff [ tárrif ] |
noun (plural tar·iffs) |
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1. duty levied on goods: a duty levied by a government on imported or exported goods
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2. list of levies: a list or system of import or export tariffs
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3. list of costs: a list of fees, fares, or other prices charged by a business
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transitive verb (past and past participle tar·iffed, present participle tar·iff·ing, 3rd person present singular tar·iffs) |
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set cost of something: to fix a tariff or price on something
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| [Late 16th century. Via Italian tariffa< Arabic ta'rif "notification, inventory of fees to be paid" < 'arrafa "notify"] |