tar|iff

tar|iff
tar|iff «TAR ihf», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a list of duties or taxes that a government charges on imports or exports.
2. the system of duties or taxes on imports and exports.
3. any duty or tax in such a list or system: »

There is a very high tariff on imported jewelry. Heavy revenue duties…have the same effect as protective tariffs in obstructing free trade (Time).

4. the table of prices in a hotel, restaurant, or similar establishment: »

The tariff at the Grant Hotel ranges from $10 to $25 a day for a single room.

5. any scale of prices; book of rates; schedule: »

a revised tariff for passenger travel.

6. Obsolete. an arithmetical table, especially one used to save calculating discounts; ready reckoner.
–v.t.
1. to put a tariff on.
2. to set a value or price for, according to a tariff.
3. to list the tariff or tariffs on.
╂[< Italian tariffa schedule of customs rates < Arabic ta"rīf information, notification]

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