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Protective Tariff

Definition: Protective Tariff

Protective Tariff

Noun

1. A tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Protective Tariff

DomainDefinition

Economics

A duty or tax on imported products to make them more expensive in comparison to domestic products. (references)

Finance

A tariff intended to impede imports to prevent unfair competition for domestic producers. Source: European Union. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Protective Tariff

DomainTitle

Books

  • Labor argument in the American protective tariff discussion (reference)

  • The history of protective tariff laws (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Protective Tariff

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Yemen

A simplified and less protective tariff structure has been initiated with the elimination of nearly all import bans, export restrictions, and import licensing, and the adoption of a unified tariff. (references)

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Speeches: Protective Tariff

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Calvin Coolidge

1923-1929Under the helpful influences of restrictive immigration and a protective tariff, employment is plentiful, the rate of pay is high, and wage earners are in a state of contentment seldom before seen.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Protective Tariff

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

protective tariff

9
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Modern Translation: Protective Tariff

Language Translations for "protective tariff"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

beskyttelsestold. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

voorkeurstarief (preferential rate, preferential tariff, prime rate), beschermend tarief, beschermend recht. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

suojatullitariffi, suojatulli (protective duty). (various references)

   

French

  

tarif protecteur, tarif préférentiel (preferential customs tariff, preferential tariff). (various references)

   

German

  

schutzzoll (protective duty). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

προστατευτικός δασμός, προτιμησιακή δασμολογική κλίμακα (preferential tariff). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

védõvám, védővámtarifa. (various references)

   

Italian

  

tariffa preferenziale (preferential customs tariff, preferential tariff), dazio protettivo. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

保護関税率 , 保護関税 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ほ"か"ぜいりつ, ほ"か"ぜい. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otectivepray arifftay

   

Portuguese

  

tarifa protectora, tarifa preferencial (preferential tariff), direito aduaneiro protector. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tarifa preferencial (preferential tariff), tarifa de protección (preferential tariff), derecho protector. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

skyddstull. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Protective Tariff

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-f-i-i-o-p-r-r-t-t-t-v"

-5 letters: procreative, protractive, retroactive.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Quotations: Speeches
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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