Meaning
rate, fare, tariff
- rate, fare, tariff, fee
In a sentence
La tariffa del taxi è troppo alta stasera.
The taxi fare is too high tonight.
Qual è la tariffa per un mese di palestra?
What is the rate for one month at the gym?
Non ho capito la tariffa del mio telefono.
I didn’t understand my phone plan rate.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tariffa | feminine · singular |
| tariffe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use tariffa for official pricing: phone plans, utilities, transport, customs. For a shop item's amount, prezzo is usually more natural.
- For services, tariffa often sounds more formal or fixed than costo. Compare tariffa oraria with costo totale.
- Common with per: tariffa per minuto, tariffa per adulti. Also frequent in plural when comparing plans: le tariffe.