protective tariff

British  

noun

1. a tariff levied on imports to protect the domestic economy rather than to raise revenue

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protective tariff Cultural  

1. A duty imposed on imports to raise their price, making them less attractive to consumers and thus protecting domestic industries from foreign competition.

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Example Sentences

The protective tariff posed a more serious problem.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

But a protective tariff risks undoing that cost-cutting edge.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2017

So it’s understandable that officials are considering implementing a protective tariff on solar panel imports to try to level the playing field.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2017

The protective tariff is perhaps the oldest example of this point.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

Franklin, of course, was writing before the day of the trust, the high protective tariff, the San José scale and the boll weevil.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell