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

To protect the struggling industries fostered by war, he asked for a mild protective tariff to make foreign imports more expensive than American manufactures.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

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

Compare the list of industries which attained to so flourishing a condition without the aid of a protective tariff, that they were able to supply foreign markets, in Rau, Lehrbuch, II, § 206, a.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Wilhelm Roscher

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