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protective tariff — ➔ tariff * * * protective tariff UK US noun [C] TAX, ECONOMICS ► a tax intended to increase prices of imports and protect a country s industries from foreign competition: »Free trade advocates are against the protective tariff. → Compare REVENUE… … Financial and business terms
tariff — A tax on imports or exports. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The Integrated Tariff of the United Kingdom. This sets out information about customs procedures for the import, export and transit of goods. It also includes details of how goods are… … Financial and business terms
protective tariff — noun a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑tariff • Hyponyms: ↑anti dumping duty * * * noun : a tariff that protects domestic producers; especially : one primarily designed to sec … Useful english dictionary
tariff — /taeraf/ The list or schedule of articles on which a duty is imposed upon their importation into the United States, with the rates at which they are severally taxed. Also the custom or duty payable on such articles. 19 U.S.C.A. And, derivatively … Black's law dictionary
Protective tariff — Protective Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Protective — Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Protective coloring — Protective Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tariff — Tar iff, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta r[=i]f information, explanation, definition, from arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tariff for revenue — Tariff Tar iff, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta r[=i]f information, explanation, definition, from arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protective tariff — n. A duty or tariff on imported goods intended to discourage imports and protect domestically manufactured goods. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
