イタリア語の tariffa, tariffa, price list, から、ラテン語の tarifa, 価格表、アラビア語の ta-, epithet, arafa, to make known, to make known に由来する。関連語から派生。
英語の語源
tariff (n.)
1590s, "arithmetical table," also "official list of customs duties on imports or exports; law regulating import duties," from Italian tariffa "tariff, price, assessment," Medieval Latin tarifa "list of prices, book of rates," from Arabic ta'rif "information, notification, a making known; inventory of fees to be paid," verbal noun from arafa "he made known, he taught." Sense of "classified list of charges made in a business" is recorded from 1757. The U.S. Tariff of Abominations was passed in 1828.
例文
1. There is a very high tariff on jewelry.
宝石類の関税率が高い。
2.The daily tariff includes accommodation and unlimited use of the pool and gymnasium.
日常的な料金には、宿泊やプール、ジムの非制限的な利用が含まれています。
3.A copy of the tariff is placed in each room of the hotel.
ホテルの各部屋に価格表があります。
4.The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.
政府は輸入自動車の関税を引き下げるつもりだ。
5.The government is going to lower the tariff on imported cars.