tariff/ˈtæɹɪf/EtymologyFrom 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.tariff means A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 72 out of 100.nounA system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.“This question may be placed in another light. It is agreed on all sides, that numbers are the best scale of wealth and taxation, as they are the only proper scale of representation. Would the convention have been impartial or consistent, if they had rejected the slaves from the list of inhabitants, when the shares of representation were to be calculated, and inserted them on the lists when the tar”A schedule of rates, fees or prices.“Under a peak/off-peak electricity tariff, you pay a lower rate for the power when demand is less.”A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.verbTo levy a duty on (something).“From the perspective of foreign producers, it is more difficult to export tariffed goods to the US because US importers have to pay the tariff.”