Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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
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 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
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
protective tariff — noun Date: 1838 a tariff intended primarily to protect domestic producers rather than to yield revenue … New Collegiate Dictionary
protective tariff — /prətɛktɪv ˈtærəf/ (say pruhtektiv taruhf) noun a tariff for the protection of domestic production, rather than for revenue …
protective tariff — /prəˌtektɪv tærɪf/ noun a tariff which tries to ban imports to stop them competing with local products … Dictionary of banking and finance
protective tariff — A tariff maintained at such a high rate as to discourage importation, thereby relieving an American industry of competition from abroad … Ballentine's law dictionary
protective tariff — additional tax levied by the government on foreign imports in order to encourage the purchase of locally made products … English contemporary dictionary
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
