Synonyms for tariff


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tar-if
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtær ɪf

Top 10 synonyms for tariff Other synonyms for the word tariff

Définition of tariff

Origin :
  • 1590s, "arithmetical table," from Italian tariffa, Medieval Latin tarifa "list of prices, book of rates," from Arabic ta'rif "information, notification, inventory of fees to be paid," verbal noun from arafa "to make known." Meaning "official list of customs duties on imports or exports" is from 1590s; sense of "classified list of charges made in a business" is recorded from 1757.
  • noun tax or fee
Example sentences :
  • The sectional element has happily been eliminated from the tariff discussion.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • A matter of most pressing importance is the revision of the tariff.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • A Pennsylvanian was sure to be right on the tariff, and a Louisianian was sure to be wrong.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
  • The attendants are exceedingly civil, and charges regulated by a tariff.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Nor have we any reason to hope for a change in the present tariff policy of railroads.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • This tariff of favours and of infamy descends 'ad infinitum'.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • It was still outside the Tariff Ring, and had to take rotten policies.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • And he saw no reason why she should not make even the tariff a primrose path.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • The discussion of the day was mainly on the tariff question.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. » by Various
  • The session the last evening was devoted to the tariff on wool.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. » by Various

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