tariff

English

/ˈtæɹɪf/, /ˈtɛɹɪf/, /ˈtæɹəf/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • (British) A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.

Etymology

Derived from French tarif derived from Italian tariffa derived from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه derived from Persian تعرفه derived from Arabic تَعْرِفَة (tariff, rate) derived from Hebrew (modern) תַּעֲרִיף.

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

תַּעֲרִיף

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