In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
TARIFFS
Noun
tariffs
plural of tariff
Source: Wiktionary
TARIFF
Tar"iff, n. Etym: [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'rif information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know, to inform, explain.]
1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U.S. 1833).
Note: The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports; hence, in these countries the tariff refers only to imports.
2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.
3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares. Bolingbroke.
Tar"iff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tariffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tariffing.]
Definition: To make a list of duties on, as goods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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