noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtæɹɪf/
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General-American:/ˈtæɹəf/
General-American:/ˈtɛɹəf/Mary–marry–merry merger
Australian:/ˈtæɹəf/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A schedule of rates, fees or prices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Under a peak/off-peak electricity tariff, you pay a lower rate for the power when demand is less.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plan
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To levy a duty on (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a government tax on imports or exports
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries
From Italian tariffa (“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”), from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf, “notification, explanation”). Equivalent to Portuguese and Spanish tarifa and the French tarif and first attested in 1592.
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119 source translations are retained for this English entry.