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I’m not sure the meanings are really different. It’s just that tariff usually refers to import duties in the US. People arguing that’s the only US meaning are

by ghaff 2y ago

I’m not sure the meanings are really different. It’s just that tariff usually refers to import duties in the US. People arguing that’s the only US meaning are just wrong though

locallost 2y ago
But that's normal for languages, the meaning of a word can adjust to the point a meaning previously used becomes archaic. It's obvious these two words share the same for lack of a better word gist, but the actual usage diverged later.