Synonyms for
Tariff
Definition
A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- import tariff
- export tariff
- protective tariff
- trade tariff
- raise tariffs
- lower tariffs
- impose a tariff
- tariff barriers
Word family
Usage note
A tariff is a tax imposed on imported or exported goods. While 'tariff' can sometimes be used informally to mean any kind of fee or charge, its primary and most common meaning relates to international trade.
Example sentences
- The new tariff on imported cars has made them more expensive.
- The company had to pay a heavy tariff to export its products to other countries.
- The government reduced the tariff on raw materials to encourage local manufacturing.
- The tariff on foreign goods made the locally produced ones more competitive.
- The company had to raise the prices of its products due to the high import tariff.
Quotes
Tariffs, like subsidies, are the welfare queens of the trade world. - P. J. O'Rourke
Tariffs are taxes on consumers - and tariff money is spent on politicians. - Thomas Sowell
Tariffs are a form of taxation. They are paid by Americans - and they are hidden. - John F. Kennedy