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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protective tariff

They also endorsed a spate of other northern preferences, including a protective tariff, a transcontinental railroad, and federal support for internal improvements.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

In 1816, a Republican Congress accepted this logic and adopted the United States’ first protective tariff, or import tax designed to make foreign goods too expensive to compete with domestic alternatives.

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

A consistent advocate of the protective tariff, he was one of the organizers, and for many years president, of the American Protective Tariff League.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various