tariff

関税

国に入る商品や国から出る商品に政府がかける税。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： a tariff on something (The government introduced a tariff on imported steel.)

類義語： customs duty, import duty

よく使う表現： import tariff, tariff on something, impose a tariff, protective tariff

料金表、料金体系

サービスにかかる料金の一覧や仕組み。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： price schedule, rate schedule, schedule of charges

よく使う表現： electricity tariff, fixed tariff, tariff rates