Tariff, charge (s), tax, price-list, fee all means fee, but each word has a different meaning, used in specific circumstances. To understand more clearly, LTTK Education would like to send to you the article Distinguish the usage of these words Tariff / ˈtærɪf /, Charge (s) / tʃɑːrdʒ /, Tax / tæks /, Price-list / praɪs ˈlɪst / & Fee / fiː / through definition. Let's find out together now! ⌕ Definition: ✫ Tariff: ➦ a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country ➦ or a list of fixed prices that are charged by a hotel or restaurant for rooms, meals, etc., or by a company for a particular service Example: ➊ mobile-phone tariffs ➋ Environment Energy offers a no-premium green electricity tariff ✫ Charge(s): ➦ the amount of money that somebody asks for goods and services Example: ➊ The bank charged commission to change my traveller's cheques ➋ Delivery is free of charge ✫ Price-list: ➦ a list of prices for the goods or services offered by a company Example: ➊ Our up-to-date price-list ➋ This price-list is constantly updated as new publications are produced ✫ Tax: ➦ money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services. Example: ➊ tax on something - a 20% tax on income ➋ property/corporate tax revenue ✫ Fee: ➦ an amount of money that you pay for professional advice or services ➦ or an amount of money that you pay to join an organization, or to do something Example: ➊ Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account? ➋ a membership/ subscription fee IPA: ˈtɛrəf, ʧɑrʤ (ɛs), tæks, praɪs-lɪst, fi ɔl minz fi, bʌt iʧ wɜrd hæz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈminɪŋ, juzd ɪn spəˈsɪfɪk ˈsɜrkəmˌstænsəz. tu ˌʌndərˈstænd mɔr ˈklɪrli, ɛl-ti-ti-keɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wʊd laɪk tu sɛnd tu ju ði ˈɑrtəkəl dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ðə ˈjusəʤ ʌv ðiz wɜrdz ˈtɛrəf, ʧɑrʤ (ɛs), tæks, praɪs-lɪst & fi θru spəˈsɪfɪk ɪgˈzæmpəlz. lɛts faɪnd aʊt təˈgɛðər naʊ! ⌕ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən: ✫ ˈtɛrəf: ➦ ə tæks ðæt ɪz peɪd ɑn gʊdz ˈkʌmɪŋ ˈɪntu ɔr ˈgoʊɪŋ aʊt ʌv ə ˈkʌntri ➦ ɔr ə lɪst ʌv fɪkst ˈpraɪsəz ðæt ɑr ʧɑrʤd baɪ ə hoʊˈtɛl ɔr ˈrɛstəˌrɑnt fɔr rumz, milz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ɔr baɪ ə ˈkʌmpəni fɔr ə pərˈtɪkjələr ˈsɜrvəs ɪgˈzæmpəl: ➊ ˈmoʊbəl-foʊn ˈtɛrəfs ➋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈɛnərʤi ˈɔfərz ə noʊ-ˈprimiəm greenelectricity ˈtɛrəf ✫ ʧɑrʤ(ɛs): ➦ ði əˈmaʊnt ʌv ˈmʌni ðæt ˈsʌmˌbɑdi æsks fɔr gʊdz ænd ˈsɜrvəsəz ɪgˈzæmpəl: ➊ ðə bæŋk ʧɑrʤd kəˈmɪʃən tu ʧeɪnʤ maɪ ˈtrævələrz cheques ➋ dɪˈlɪvəri ɪz fri ʌv ʧɑrʤ ✫ praɪs-lɪst: ➦ ə lɪst ʌv ˈpraɪsəz fɔr ðə gʊdz ɔr ˈsɜrvəsəz ˈɔfərd baɪ ə ˈkʌmpəni ɪgˈzæmpəl: ➊ ˈaʊər ʌp-tu-deɪt praɪs-lɪst ➋ ðɪs praɪs-lɪst ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli əpˈdeɪtəd æz nu ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz ɑr prəˈdust ✫ tæks: ➦ ˈmʌni ðæt ju hæv tu peɪ tu ðə ˈgʌvərmənt soʊ ðæt ɪt kæn peɪ fɔr ˈpʌblɪk ˈsɜrvəsəz. ˈpipəl peɪ tæks əˈkɔrdɪŋ tu ðɛr ˈɪnˌkʌm ænd ˈbɪznəsəz peɪ tæks əˈkɔrdɪŋ tu ðɛr ˈprɑfɪts. tæks ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfən peɪd ɑn gʊdz ænd ˈsɜrvəsəz. ɪgˈzæmpəl: ➊ tæks ɑn ˈsʌmθɪŋ - eɪ 20% tæks ɑn ˈɪnˌkʌm ➋ ˈprɑpərti/ˈkɔrpərət tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu ✫ fi: ➦ ən əˈmaʊnt ʌv ˈmʌni ðæt ju peɪ fɔr prəˈfɛʃənəl ædˈvaɪs ɔr ˈsɜrvəsəz ➦ ɔr ən əˈmaʊnt ʌv ˈmʌni ðæt ju peɪ tu ʤɔɪn ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ɔr tu du ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəl: ➊ dʌz ðə bæŋk ʧɑrʤ ə fi fɔr ˈsɛtɪŋ ʌp ði əˈkaʊnt? ➋ ə ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp/ səbˈskrɪpʃən fi Theo LTTK Education tổng hợp
