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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
One option examined by the White House is a 20% flat tariff on all imports, which advisers have said could help raise more than $6 trillion in revenue for the U.S. government.
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Rachel Wilson, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Wednesday’s announcement, which came alongside a set of sweeping new tariffs, gives customs officials, retailers and logistics companies more time to prepare.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
One option examined by the White House is a 20% flat tariff on all imports, which advisers have said could help raise more than $6 trillion in revenue for the U.S. government.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
But the existing 25% tariff on their exports to the US that don’t comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement remains in place, except for Canadian energy and potash, which is tariffed at 10%.
—Rachel Wilson, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump administration Trump auto tariffs Trump tariff agenda Wisconsin
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media Inc.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tariff. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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tariff
noun
tar·iff
ˈtar-əf 
1
a
: a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods
b
: a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule
2
: a document filed with the appropriate government agency that sets forth the rates, charges, and other provisions pertaining to services furnished by a business (as a carrier) or public utility
Etymology
Noun
Italian tariffa, from Arabic taʽrīf notification
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