Meaning of tariff in English

tariff

noun [ C ]

/ˈtær.ɪf/ us

/ˈter.ɪf/

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a charge or list of charges either for services or on goods entering a country

Synonym

duty

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Bills & invoices

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tariff

noun [ C ]

/ˈtær·ɪf/

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a government charge on goods entering or leaving a country:

import tariffs

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tariff | Business English

tariff

noun [ C ]

/ˈtærɪf/ us

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TAX, ECONOMICS, COMMERCE

a tax on goods coming into or going out of a country:

Prices and tariffs change all the time, so it's difficult to say what you will get for your money.

a tariff on sth The tariff on optical cables is 8.4%.

impose/set/reduce tariffs The US has imposed new tariffs on chocolate from Brazil.

cut/eliminate/remove tariffs An agreement was reached to eliminate tariffs on information technology products.

high/low/steep tariffs on sth High tariffs on furniture imports are still imposed by some developing countries to protect local carpenters.

tariff barriers/protection/rates The protectionist wall of high tariff barriers and import restrictions is being breached.

an increase/a reduction in tariffs

agricultural/industrial tariffs

customs/export/import tariffs

tariff concessions/cuts/reductions

COMMERCE

a list of fixed prices charged by a company for services, by a hotel for rooms, etc.:

Many smaller competitors have entered the market to undercut the company's telephone tariffs.

Environment Energy offers a no-premium green electricity tariff.

Examples of tariff

tariff

Another is that competition, even if successful in reducing tariffs, will marginally affect the households bills.

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However, unlike technology improvements, optimal tariffs will hurt the poor region.

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To limit the financial consequences of these influences, a 'two-part tariff' has been introduced for emergency admissions.

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One policy option for financing these service upgrades is to use increased tariffs.

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The prohibitions against internal improvements and a protective tariff were among the very few changes made.

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Unfortunately, no individual-level vote data exist for protective tariff legislation, as only state-level vote choices were recorded.

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The effects of the offsetting of profits between time periods in the context of income-tax tariffs can be demonstrated using a simulation.

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Neither trading conglomerate held the monopoly in the region, and profits from trade, kick-backs, and tariffs could flow in viceroyal coffers from either side.

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Table 1 indicates the valuation for hourly costs (social security contributions included), and tariffs for personnel involved in either health care or coordination.

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These are costly inputs, to which importation tariffs and other duties must be added.

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Other aspects of reform include tariff adjustment, ringfencing of finances, and the introduction of performance contracts where the enterprise is required to meet specific targets.

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This effect is heightened by the increasing importance of trade impediments, which have a much higher information complexity than the tariff, such as sanitary standards.

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Specifically, they pressed for high tariffs on select groups of goods and low or zero tariffs on raw materials, intermediate, and capital goods.

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Yet, just as in the case of the tariff, no political alliance materialized.

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Whatever the arguments for protection, high transport costs on imports are just as effective as high tariffs.

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average tariff

The average tariff per household was 1.16 euros (5.12 litas) per month.

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common tariff

The important point is that these gaps in the common tariff must not stop members opening their borders to trade with each other.

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existing tariff

What it would do, on the other hand, is to remove the protective duty given by the existing tariff over this part of the field.

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Translations of tariff

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關稅, 關稅表…

Meaning of tariff in English

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