tariff

Definitions


[ˈtarɪf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports
(e.g: the reduction of trade barriers and import tariffs)


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Origin:
late 16th century (also denoting an arithmetical table): via French from Italian tariffa, based on Arabic ‘arrafa ‘notify’


[ˈtarɪf], (Verb)

Definitions:
- fix the price of (something) according to a tariff
(e.g: these services are tariffed by volume)


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Origin:
late 16th century (also denoting an arithmetical table): via French from Italian tariffa, based on Arabic ‘arrafa ‘notify’




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