Meaning
A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
Etymology
Origin: French
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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