countervailing duty

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noun

an extra import duty imposed by a country on certain imports, esp to prevent dumping or to counteract subsidies in the exporting country

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Words nearby countervailing duty

countertrade, countertransference, counterturn, countertype, countervail, countervailing duty, counterview, counterweigh, counterweight, counterword, counterwork

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How to use countervailing duty in a sentence

In his view, a writer has only one duty: to be present in his books.
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Our duty is to make sure that they realize that the Prophet is not avenged.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

They selected an “easy mark” who turned out to be an off-duty NYC Housing Authority cop named James Carragher.
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And as she hesitated between obedience to one and duty toward the other, her life, her love and future was in the balance.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Each did his duty, or was adjured to do it, in the "state of life to which it had pleased God to call him."
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The dead bodies of the two men were guarded until next day, for justice to do its duty.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
That alone is being sent to your Majesty as a report, in order to inform you of everything, as is my duty.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
His duty it was to stand at the head of the scalding trough, watch in hand, to "time" the length of the scald, crying "Hog in!"
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