Definition of tariff

• n. - A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).
• n. - The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
• n. - Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares.
• v. t. - To make a list of duties on, as goods.