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   tariff

   /ˈtarɪf/

   noun

   • 1. a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports: "the reduction of trade barriers and import tariffs" Similar taxdutytollexciselevyassessmentimpositionimpostchargeratefeeexactioncustoms (duties)dues
   • ▪ a list of import or export tariffs.
   • ▪ a list of the fixed charges made by a business, especially for use of gas, electricity, or a mobile phone. Similar price listschedulelist of chargesrate
   • ▪ a scale of sentences and damages for crimes and injuries of different severities.

   verb

   • 1. fix the price of (something) according to a tariff: "these services are tariffed by volume"

   Word Origin late 16th century (also denoting an arithmetical table): via French from Italian tariffa, based on Arabic ‘arrafa ‘notify’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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