TARIFF


Meaning of TARIFF in English

I. ˈter-əf, ˈta-rəf noun

Etymology: Italian tariffa, from Arabic ta‘rīf notification

Date: 1592

1.

a. : a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods

b. : a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule

2. : a schedule of rates or charges of a business or a public utility

3. : price , charge

II. transitive verb

Date: circa 1828

: to subject to a tariff

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.