Etymology

tariff

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Today it means: A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves. Full definition →

Italian tariffa ← Arabic تَعْرِيف
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  1. Arabic · derived fromتَعْرِيف“notification, explanation”
  2. Italian · derived fromtariffa“arithmetical table; list of customs duties”
  3. English todaytariff

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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