Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretariff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-tar-iff
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the imposition of a tariff.

Example Sentences

"Both a pretariff and posttariff situation are shown to provide some insight into the relative competitive positions of foreign and domestic canners before and after the new tariff was imposed."

Etymology

From pre- + tariff.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does pretariff mean?: Before the imposition of a tariff.
Where does pretariff come from?: From pre- + tariff.

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