tariff
Meanings
Plural: tariffs
Noun
- a government tax on imports or exports
- A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
- A schedule of rates, fees or prices.
- A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.
Verb
- charge a tariff
- "tariff imported goods"
- To levy a duty on (something).
Origin / Etymology
From French tarif, from Italian tariffa, from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه (ta'rife), from Classical Persian تَعْرِفَه (ta'rifa), from Arabic تَعْرِفَة (taʕrifa, “tariff, rate”), from the root ع ر ف (ʕ r f).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
tariff is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtariff is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tariff is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
tariff is a valid Words With Friends word