tariff
noun/ˈtærɪf/
Frequency rank: #7,790 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A tax or duty paid on imported or exported goods.
Example sentence
The government imposed a new tariff on imported steel to protect domestic producers.
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