Meaning of tariff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
2. Tariff, customs duty.
3. A schedule of rates, fees or prices.
4. A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.
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Examples

“For the sake of this support, the party advocated for agricultural tariffs, for antimargarine laws, and for restrictions on meat importation.”

“Possibly Wallonians bought goods in Flanders that they could have obtained cheaper in Holland if it were not for the tariff.”

“It’s been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump – and they remain in place despite the change in administrations.”

“Speaking to press in the Oval Office on Friday after signing executive orders, Trump said the tariff would apply to any phone maker selling devices in the US.”

“Under a peak/off-peak electricity tariff, you pay a lower rate for the power when demand is less.”

“There is a tariff in every carriage, and most of them also have taxometers.”

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