revenue tariff

American  

noun

1. a tariff or duty imposed on imports primarily to produce public revenue.

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revenue tariff British  

noun

1. a tariff for the purpose of producing public revenue Compare protective tariff

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Etymology

Origin of revenue tariff

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

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revenue tariff

But very soon the tables were turned: the Whigs became the high-tariff party, the Democrats more and more opposing this policy in favor of a low or a revenue tariff.

From History of the United States, Volume 3 by Andrews, Elisha Benjamin

The return of the Democrats to power was marked by the passage of the revenue tariff of 1846, which lasted, with a slight further reduction of duties in 1857, until 1861.

From American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) by Johnston, Alexander

The question of a low protective or purely revenue tariff on imports has not received any serious investigation.

From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine

So true is this that, if the present tariff were changed so as to make it thereby a revenue tariff, one fifth at least could be added to the receipts of the Treasury from imports.

From American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) by Johnston, Alexander

A tariff that reduces imports but does not cut them off entirely may be called either a revenue tariff with incidental protection or a protective tariff with incidental revenue.

From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert