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

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

Madison opposed Hamilton’s “Report on Manufactures,” but when he was president in 1816, Congress adopted its first protective tariff to encourage American industry.

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 law placed a duty on imported and domestic spirits, and, in February, 1792, a protective tariff bill was enacted.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles