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

Let us refer to the returns made to the state department for an illustration of one point: In 1860 the exports of manufactured articles to foreign countries, under a revenue tariff, amounted to $21,351,562.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.

While his treasury reports indicated a preference for a revenue tariff, they were sufficiently ambiguous to create opposition in the south and a loss of support in the north.

From Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 by Turner, Frederick Jackson

The distinctive idea of the democrats is represented by the word anti-protection, or revenue tariff.

From Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) by Parker, Theodore

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

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