tariff
1) a) a tax levied by a government on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection, support of the balance of payments, or the raising of revenue b) a system or list of such taxes 2) any schedule of prices, fees, fares, etc 3) chiefly a) a method of charging for the supply of services, esp public services, such as gas and electricity block tariff b) a schedule of such charges 4) chiefly a bill of fare with prices listed; menu () 5) the level of punishment imposed for a criminal offence 6) to set a tariff on 7) to set a price on according to a schedule of tariffs •rate 1) a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount a rate of 70 miles an hour 2) a) a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale rate of interest rate of discount b) (as modifier) a rate card 3) a charge made per unit for a commodity, service, etc 4) See: rates 5) the relative speed of progress or change of something variable; pace
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