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tariff
 
SYLLABICATION:tar·iff
PRONUNCIATION:  trf
NOUN:1a. A list or system of duties imposed by a government on imported or exported goods. b. A duty or duties so imposed. 2. A schedule of prices or fees.
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: tar·iffed, tar·iff·ing, tar·iffs
To fix a duty or price on.
ETYMOLOGY:Italian tariffa, from Old Italian, from Arabic ta‘rf, notification, infinitive of ‘arrafa, to announce, derived stem of ‘arafa, to know. See crp in Appendix II.
 
 
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