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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: protective tariff
protective tariff
n : a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import
competition
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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 preservation of a living organism. Cf.
Mimicry. --Wallace.
Protective tariff (Polit. Econ.), a tariff designed to
secure protection (see
Protection, 4.), as distinguished
from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See
Tariff, and
Protection, 4.
[1913 Webster]
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