protective tariff
a tariff levied on imports to protect the domestic economy rather than to raise revenue
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How to use protective tariff in a sentence
A tax on foreign goods for the sake of revenue only had satisfied everybody; but a protective tariff was unpopular with the South.
Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War | Mrs. Eugenia Dunlap PottsSince all sensible men know that the evil lies in a protective tariff and the bulky catalogue of monopoly.
Black and White | Timothy Thomas FortuneThe great measures brought forward were a national bank, internal improvement, and a protective tariff.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 | Daniel WebsterIt is interesting to observe that Taylor brands the protective tariff as one of the evils of Marshall's Nationalist philosophy.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. BeveridgeBy what reasoning is a protective tariff made Constitutional?
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. Beveridge
Cultural definitions for protective tariff
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