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David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
If, however, the president makes good on those threats or even institutes a different series of tariffs to discourage studios from shooting movies overseas, no amount of tax credits and belt-tightening will be able to save the day.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 June 2025
Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The 25 percent tariffs Trump imposed on a slew of Canadian and Mexican imports.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Noun
From the governor’s office, Scott has taken a skeptical eye toward a major Trump administration policy plank, its widespread imposition of tariffs on foreign countries.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
If, however, the president makes good on those threats or even institutes a different series of tariffs to discourage studios from shooting movies overseas, no amount of tax credits and belt-tightening will be able to save the day.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 June 2025
Verb
The first Trump administration used this act to tariff Chinese goods after finding that China engaged in unfair intellectual property practices.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The 25 percent tariffs Trump imposed on a slew of Canadian and Mexican imports.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tariff. Accessed 16 Jun. 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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