HOW TO PRONOUNCE
tariff
/ˈtɛɹəf/
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Keep the strongest beat on the first syllable.
Keep the first vowel strongest and the r connected to the following light vowel, then finish with one f sound.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The article explains the proposed tariff.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does tariff mean?
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.
- A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.
More meanings (1)
verb
- To levy a duty on (something).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtɛɹəf/
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He composed the travellers’ tariff card in a superior manner, but practised eyes sometimes spied out orthographical errors in it.
This, too, without a cent of public money, or the protection of a tariff, or the prestige of a governmental bureau.
More book examples (3)
Nearly all the Fire Insurance offices are agreed in charging a certain rate of premium, which is called the tariff rate.
The Party taking such tariff action shall apply the action only for the minimum period necessary to achieve such substantially equivalent effects.
"But why shouldn't civil service reform, and the resumption of specie payment, and a tariff for revenue only, inspire heroes? They are all good causes."