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tariff

tar·iff

tariff

 
 
pronunciation:
tae rihf
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a government tax on imports or exports, or a rate or schedule of such taxes; duty.
synonyms:
duty, impost
similar words:
customs, excise, levy, rate, schedule, table, tax
definition 2: any schedule of fees or fares, as in a hotel or for means of transport.
similar words:
freightage, listing, rate, schedule, table
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adjective + (n.)tariff across-the-board, agricultural, average, common, external, extra, favorable, general, harmonized, high, imposing, increased, low, maximum, optimal, preferential, prohibitive, proposed, protectionist, protective, punitive, reduced, retaliatory, steep, stiff, substantial, temporary, unfair, uniform  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)tariff collect, cut, drop, dump, eliminate, erect, favor, grant, import, impose, levy, lift, lobby, lower, negotiate, petition, propose, raise, reduce, remove, repeal, retain, retaliate, slap, slash, threaten  [See all][See only the most frequent]
(n.)tariff + verb apply, average, export, protect, punish, range, stimulate, trade, zero
noun + (n.)tariff Help accord, act, agreement, commerce, custom, deficit, dollar, duty, electricity, imposition, incentive, increase, levy, liberalization, lowering, penalty, percent, phase, protectionism, regulation, removal, round, safeguard, steel, telecommunication, trading  [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: tariffs, tariffing, tariffed
definition: to set a tariff on.
synonyms:
tax
similar words:
excise
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