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tariff

/ˈteɹəf/TEH-ruhf
/ˈtɛɹəf/TEH-ruhf

Meaningmaking known

Common meaning: a list of charges or duties

Journey through time

  1. Arabicta'rif‘a notice, information’source
  2. Spanishmeaning shiftsa notice, information → a book of ratestarifa‘a book of rates’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa book of rates → a list of charges or dutiestariff‘a list of charges or duties’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Arabic ta'rif ‘making known’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry TARIFF, p. 625 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • ta'rif Arabic “making known”

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