Definition of Tarff
Tar"iff (?), n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. &
Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'rīf
information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know, to
inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of
duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or
exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's
compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).
&fist; The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports;
hence, in these countries the tariff refers only to imports.
2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the
tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.;
as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares.
Bolingbroke.
Tar"iff, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Tariffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tariffing.] To make a list of duties on, as goods.
Tar"iff (?), n. A tariff may be
imposed solely for, and with reference to, the production of revenue
(called a revenue tariff, or tariff for
revenue, or for the artificial fostering of home industries
(a projective tariff), or as a means of coercing
foreign governments, as in case of retaliatory
tariff.
Tar"iff (?), n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. &
Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'rīf
information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know, to
inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of
duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or
exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's
compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).
&fist; The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports;
hence, in these countries the tariff refers only to imports.
2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the
tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.;
as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares.
Bolingbroke.
Tar"iff, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Tariffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tariffing.] To make a list of duties on, as goods.
Tar"iff (?), n. A tariff may be
imposed solely for, and with reference to, the production of revenue
(called a revenue tariff, or tariff for
revenue, or for the artificial fostering of home industries
(a projective tariff), or as a means of coercing
foreign governments, as in case of retaliatory
tariff.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the
domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.
The Enemy of Human Souls
Sat grieving at the cost of coals;
For Hell had been annexed of late,
And was a sovereign Southern State.
"It were no more than right," said he,
"That I should get my fuel free.
The duty, neither just nor wise,
Compels me to economize --
Whereby my broilers, every one,
Are execrably underdone.
What would they have? -- although I yearn
To do them nicely to a turn,
I can't afford an honest heat.
This tariff makes even devils cheat!
I'm ruined, and my humble trade
All rascals may at will invade:
Beneath my nose the public press
Outdoes me in sulphureousness;
The bar ingeniously applies
To my undoing my own lies;
My medicines the doctors use
(Albeit vainly) to refuse
To me my fair and rightful prey
And keep their own in shape to pay;
The preachers by example teach
What, scorning to perform, I teach;
And statesmen, aping me, all make
More promises than they can break.
Against such competition I
Lift up a disregarded cry.
Since all ignore my just complaint,
By Hokey-Pokey! I'll turn saint!"
Now, the Republicans, who all
Are saints, began at once to bawl
Against his competition; so
There was a devil of a go!
They locked horns with him, tete-a-tete
In acrimonious debate,
Till Democrats, forlorn and lone,
Had hopes of coming by their own.
That evil to avert, in haste
The two belligerents embraced;
But since 'twere wicked to relax
A tittle of the Sacred Tax,
'Twas finally agreed to grant
The bold Insurgent-protestant
A bounty on each soul that fell
Into his ineffectual Hell.
Edam Smith
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- a system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves
- a schedule of rates, fees or prices
- (british) a sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime
- to levy a duty on something
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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