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tariff

[tar-if] / ˈtær ɪf /


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Ineos is asking governments in the UK and the EU — where most of its products are exported to — to put in tariff protections against Chinese products.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

But ending the tariff would affect the profits of Ford and General Motors, so dear to Michigan’s economy, so it will never be proposed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

On Sept. 8, Canada imposed a 50% tariff on large motorcycles and many other goods.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

The minister said Canada does not seek escalation after its "measured, targeted and strategic… dollar for dollar, tariff for tariff" response, and the country would "reengage at the right time" with its southern neighbour.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

The tariff controversy was settled, but it hinted at a greater problem.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Elon Musk on Wednesday called for lower tariffs and fewer trade restrictions with China ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. and Chinese leaders.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

European factories would have extra work while Chinese manufacturers could avoid high tariffs when selling into the US and the EU by making and exporting the cars in and from those markets.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Yet it also masks weakness under of the surface of the stock market, where the toll of tariffs, inflation, surging energy prices and higher borrowing costs has begun to bite.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

They are expected to discuss tariffs, trade agreements, the Iran war, Taiwan, and artificial-intelligence safety.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

“I reckon it was the slaves and tariffs and things. I never thought about it much.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

Will retailers seek out customers who paid higher prices on products that were tariffed to hand them refunds?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

Importers have been agile in switching their supply chains away from the most highly tariffed countries.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

As American importers scrambled to switch suppliers last year, Asian producers such as Thailand and Vietnam benefitted at the expense of more highly tariffed China.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

It means a business will send goods somewhere without the knowledge of how those goods will be valued when it arrives at customs... you wouldn't know how your goods will be valued before you're tariffed.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

By a decree of 6th November 1870, the 8-florin gold piece was tariffed at 8.10 florin.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw

This is why the surreal stories about the US tariffing rarely visited islands only inhabited by penguins matter.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2025

“You can’t be tariffing people at the same exact time that you’re negotiating a detailed arrangement with them,” Mr. Ross said, while describing them as a cocked pistol.

From New York Times May 21, 2018

He had something to do with the high cost of tariffing.

From Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Irwin Leslie Gordon

The exportation of the national specie was still forbidden, and more than once the State found itself obliged to return to the question of the tariffing of its coinage.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw




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