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Tariff vs Rates - What's the difference?

tariff | rates |

As nouns the difference between tariff and rates

is that tariff is a system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves while rates is .

As a verb tariff

is to levy a duty on (something).

tariff

English

Noun

(wikipedia tariff) (en noun)
  • a system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves
  • a schedule of rates, fees or prices
  • (British) a sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime
  • Derived terms

    * tariffless

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to levy a duty on (something)
  • rates

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (British or Australian ) Taxes, usually on property, levelled by local government.
  • Derived terms

    * ratepayer

    Anagrams

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