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Tariff

Meanings and phrases

tariff

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a government tax on imports or exports; duty

tariff

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
v.
  1. charge a tariff

protective tariff

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition

revenue tariff

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a tariff imposed to raise revenue

tariff rates

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • It was designed to placate the nullifiers by lowering tariff rates.
  • Jackson supported a revision to tariff rates known as the Tariff of 1832.
  • Some claimed that this was equivalent to an additional 5 percent on tariff rates.
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