tariff

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tar·iff /ˈtærɪf/ noun [countableC]

1 PETa tax on goods coming into a country or going out of a country 關稅

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The government may impose tariffs on imports.

政府可能要對進口貨物征收關稅。

2. British EnglishBrEDFBLIST a list of fixed prices charged by a hotel or restaurant, for example for the cost of meals or rooms 〔餐廳或賓館的〕收費表，價目表

3. British EnglishBrE a list or system of prices which mobile phone companies charge for the services they provide 〔移動電話的〕資費表；資費機制

Examples from the Corpus

tariff• Third, the results clearly show the non-equivalence between tariffs and quotas in the presence of oligopoly.• Secondly the lowering of trans-ocean communications tariffs may make global data pipelines nearly as cheap to operate as national networks.• No one had risked more for tariff reform than he had in 1923.• As a non-GATT member its goods generally faced higher tariffs and other trade barriers in world markets.• Their customs union, known as Mercosur, took the final step last year toward eliminating most tariffs.• Banana group Geest jumped 11p to 365p, boosted by recent tariff changes.• The aim of the organization is to reduce tariffs and promote free trade.• So Musser raised the tariff to $ 3.

tariff on• Some representatives recommended higher tariffs on imported goods.

From Longman Business Dictionary

tarifftar·iff /ˈtærɪf/ noun [countableC usually plural]

1TAXECONOMICS a tax on goods coming into a country or going out of it

France and Germany imposed import tariffs on grain.

Canadian retailers said that higher tariffs in Canada compared with the U.S. were contributing to higher prices on some goods sold in Canada.

2FINANCECOMMERCE a list of fixed prices, especially ones that change, depending on the time, day etc

Telephone tariffs are set by a government model to provide a 12% real rate of return.

Origin tariff

(1500-1600) Italian tariffa, from Arabic ta'rif “list of money to be paid”

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