nontariff

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adjective

Not involving the imposition of a tariff in the form of a tax or duty.

OriginEnglish tariff ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenontariff (not comparable)
  1. not comparableusuallyNot involving the imposition of a tariff in the form of a tax or duty.

    In Washington, lawmakers contended that the trade agreement failed to remove nontariff barriers […].

    2007 July 1, Choe Sang-Hun, “Congressional Leaders Skeptical of South Korea Trade Deal”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishtariff
  15. Englishnontariff

From non- + tariff.

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Cite this entry
APA

nontariff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontariff

MLA

“nontariff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontariff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nontariff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontariff.

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