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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The latter had symbolism, Trump said, as President William McKinley embraced tariffs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Finance minister resigns after opposing Trump, America first tariffs
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss how Donald Trump’s tariff threats are already impacting our trade partners Canada, Mexico and China.
—The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The former president rattled financial markets and key U.S. trading partners throughout his first term with his tariff agenda.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The latter had symbolism, Trump said, as President William McKinley embraced tariffs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Trump should push to change the rules so that such products would be tariffed at Chinese rates.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Finance minister resigns after opposing Trump, America first tariffs
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss how Donald Trump’s tariff threats are already impacting our trade partners Canada, Mexico and China.
—The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tariff. Accessed 24 Jan. 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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