zone tariff, n.

zone-tariff
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zone tariffnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zone tariff come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the noun zone tariff is in the 1890s.

OED's earliest evidence for zone tariff is from 1891, in Economic Journal.

### Nearby entries

1. zone level, v. 1974–
2. zone leveller, n. 1956–
3. zone levelling, n. 1953–
4. zone-melt, v. 1982–
5. zone melting, n. 1952–
6. zone plate, n. 1890–
7. zoner, n. 1962–
8. zone-refine, v. 1962–
9. zone refiner, n. 1959–
10. zone refining, n. 1952–
11. zone tariff, n.1891–
12. zone therapy, n. 1915–
13. zone time, n. 1908–
14. Zonian, n. 1910–
15. zonic, adj. 1797–
16. zoning, n. a1821–
17. zonite, n. 1860–
18. zonitic, adj. 1888–
19. zonk, v. 1950–
20. zonk, int. 1949–
21. zonked, adj. 1959–

## Meaning & use

1. 1891–
   See zone n. Compounds.
   1. 1891

      > A system of zone tariffs.

      Economic Journal vol. 1 507
   2. 1902

      > A zone-tariff system..whereby the country is mapped out into zones, and the traveller pays according to the number of these he passes through.

      Encyclopædia Britannica vol. XXXII. 153/2

Originally published as part of the entry for zone, n.

zone, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.