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

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

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

It is urged that direct taxation will not prove sufficiently profitable to enable the South to dispense with a revenue tariff; but those who urge this, do not know the South.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various