tariff

Everyday

1. A tariff is a tax that a country makes people pay on goods brought in from another country. tree →
2. (UK) A tariff is a list of prices or charges, for example for electricity, phone calls, hotel rooms or trains. tree →

In the lessons

In social studies and news, tariffs make imported goods cost more. In everyday UK life, families choose a phone or energy tariff. In maths problems, a tariff can be a percentage added to a price or a rate per unit: «the tariff is 10% on each car».

Examples

• The country put a tariff on imported steel. tree →
• Tariffs make foreign goods more expensive in the shops. tree →
• Mum switched to a cheaper phone tariff. tree →
• The hotel tariff is on the board by the door. tree →
• A 10% tariff on a 200 dollar bike adds 20 dollars. tree →
• The electricity tariff is 30p for each unit. tree →

Note

Spelled with one r and two f's: tariff. Plural: tariffs. In maths, a tariff of 10% means multiply the price by 10/100 and add it: 200 + 20 = 220.