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John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Such tariffs could impose huge costs on Nvidia’s business, which primarily relies on chip and hardware manufacturing in Asia.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Trump sees that reliance as a security issue and believes tariffs can bring more manufacturing to America.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Such tariffs could impose huge costs on Nvidia’s business, which primarily relies on chip and hardware manufacturing in Asia.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
The tumult continues to be sparked by trade policy and just what exactly is being tariffed and by how much.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Tags Donald Trump Howard Lutnick Ron Johnson tariffs Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media Inc.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Tariff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tariff. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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tariff
noun
tar·iff
ˈtar-əf 
1
a
: a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods
b
: a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule
2
: a document filed with the appropriate government agency that sets forth the rates, charges, and other provisions pertaining to services furnished by a business (as a carrier) or public utility
Etymology
Noun
Italian tariffa, from Arabic taʽrīf notification
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