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• tariff — tariffless, adj. /tar if/, n. 1. an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports. 2. the schedule or system of duties so imposed. 3. any duty or rate of duty in such a list or schedule. 4. any …   Universalium

• Tariff — For other uses, see Tariff (disambiguation). Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …   Wikipedia

• tariff — A tax on imports or exports. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The Integrated Tariff of the United Kingdom. This sets out information about customs procedures for the import, export and transit of goods. It also includes details of how goods are… …   Financial and business terms

• Tariff of 1792 — The Tariff of 1792 was the third of Alexander Hamilton s protective tariffs in the United States (first was the Hamilton tariff of 1789, second was the Tariff of 1790). Hamilton had persuaded the United States Congress to raise duties slightly in …   Wikipedia

• tariff — /taeraf/ The list or schedule of articles on which a duty is imposed upon their importation into the United States, with the rates at which they are severally taxed. Also the custom or duty payable on such articles. 19 U.S.C.A. And, derivatively …   Black's law dictionary

• tariff — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low ▪ preferential, protectionist, protective ▪ British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. ▪ punit …   Collocations dictionary

• raise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Raise is used after these nouns: ↑merit, ↑pay, ↑salary {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Raise is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑appeal, ↑case, ↑finance, ↑lottery, ↑wolf Raise is used …   Collocations dictionary

• Tariff — A tax imposed on imported goods and services. Tariffs are used to restrict trade, as they increase the price of imported goods and services, making them more expensive to consumers. They are one of several tools available to shape trade policy.… …   Investment dictionary

• Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act — The Smoot Hawley Tariff Act (sometimes known as the Hawley Smoot Tariff Act) [ch. 497, USStat|46|590, June 17, 1930, see usc|19|1654] was an act signed into law on June 17 1930, that raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record… …   Wikipedia

• McKinley Tariff — The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act framed by Representative William McKinley that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fifty percent, an act designed to… …   Wikipedia

• Morrill Tariff — The Morrill Tariff of 1861 was a protective tariff in the United States, adopted on March 2, 1861 during the administration of President James Buchanan. Named for its sponsor, Representative Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont, who drafted it with… …   Wikipedia