Definition of "tariff" in English

noun

1. A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.

2. A schedule of rates, fees or prices.

   • Under a peak/off-peak electricity tariff, you pay a lower rate for the power when demand is less.
   • There is a tariff in every carriage, and most of them also have taxometers.

3. (British) A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.

verb

1. (transitive) To levy a duty on (something).