tariff

droit de douane

Taxe imposée par un État sur les marchandises qui entrent dans le pays ou en sortent.

En anglais simple : A tax that a government charges on goods brought into or sent out of a country.

• The country raised its import tariffs.
• A new tariff made foreign cars more expensive.
• Will they remove the tariff on grain?

Comment l'utiliser : a tariff on something (The government introduced a tariff on imported steel.)

Synonymes : customs duty, import duty

Expressions courantes : import tariff, tariff on something, impose a tariff, protective tariff

tarif, barème

Liste ou système des prix demandés pour un service.

En anglais simple : A list or system of prices charged for a service.

• Check the tariff before choosing an energy supplier.
• This phone tariff includes unlimited calls.
• We switched to a cheaper electricity tariff.

Synonymes : price schedule, rate schedule, schedule of charges

Expressions courantes : electricity tariff, fixed tariff, tariff rates