| Tariff (tariff) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tar"iff |
| [F. tarif; cf. Sp. ***
Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa] all fr. Ar. ta'r***imacr]f
information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know, to
inform, explain.] |
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 duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the
tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.;
as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares.
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| Tariff (tariff) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Tar"iff |
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To make a list of duties on, as goods.
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| Tariff (tariff) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tar"iff |
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A tariff may be
imposed solely for, and with reference to, the production of revenue
(called a revenue tariff, or tariff for
revenue, or for the artificial fostering of home industries
(a projective tariff), or as a means of coercing
foreign governments, as in case of retaliatory
tariff.
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