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tariff

/ˈtæɹəf/noun, verb2 syllables

Tariff means: a government tax on imports or exports.

Synonyms for tariff2

noun, as in a government tax on imports or exports

duty

also used for tariff

plan

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What does tariff mean?2

noun

1

a government tax on imports or exports“they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries”

verb

1

charge a tariff“tariff imported goods”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tariff?1

two syllables

sheriff
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Tariff in a sentence

  • At that time, tariffs were high on many products.Source_VOA
  • A tariff is a regressive tax on consumers.rul
  • High tariffs have become a barrier to international trade.CM
  • High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.CM
  • Some of the tariffs were as high as sixty percent.Source_VOA
  • These tariffs are an existential threat to the economy.rul
  • Let’s just them pay the tariffs they called for.sacredceltic
  • Tariff war, what is it good for?morbrorper

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tariff

as a noun

plural
tariffs

as a verb

third-person singular
tariffs
present participle
tariffing
past participle
tariffed
past tense
tariffed