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.

A revenue tariff is a schedule of duties on goods entering or leaving a country, so arranged that the collection of taxes causes the least possible disturbance to domestic industry.

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

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

After the notable step of 1897 towards a purely revenue tariff, there came a halt for some years.

From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Skelton, Oscar Douglas

I do not believe that the changing of the present tariff to a revenue tariff will produce this result.

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