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tariff noun [ ˈtarɪf ]

• a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
• "the reduction of trade barriers and import tariffs"
Similar: tax, duty, toll, excise, levy, assessment, imposition, impost, charge, rate, fee, exaction, customs (duties), dues,

tariff verb

• fix the price of (something) according to a tariff.
• "these services are tariffed by volume"
Origin: late 16th century (also denoting an arithmetical table): via French from Italian tariffa, based on Arabic ‘arrafa ‘notify’.


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