tariff

n. price, rate; protective tax

For other uses of this word, see tariff (disambiguation). A tariff is a tax on foreign goods upon importation. When a ship arrives in port a customs officer inspects the contents and charges a tax according to the tariff formula. Since the goods cannot be landed until the tax is paid, it is the easiest tax to collect, and the cost of collection is small. Traders seeking to evade tariffs are known as smugglers.
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Noun
1. a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
(synonym) duty
(hypernym) indirect tax
(hyponym) customs, customs duty, custom, impost
Verb
1. charge a tariff; "tariff imported goods"
(hypernym) tax
(derivation) duty

(v. t.)
To make a list of duties on, as goods.
  

(n.)
The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
  

(n.)
Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares.
  

(n.)
A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).
  

The published schedule of rates or charges for a specific unit of equipment, facility, or type of service such as might be provided by a telecommunications common carrier.