punitive tariff en · NOUN
Etymology
punitive + tariff
Meanings
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A tax imposed by a government on imported goods from a specific country, intended to punish that country for perceived unfair trade practices or political provocations.
The administration threatened to impose punitive tariffs of 25% on all steel imports in response to the trade dispute.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| punitive tariffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
trade war · most favored nation · protectionism · retaliation · dumping · economic warfare · retaliatory tariff
Translations (17)
ja 制裁関税 (tariff intended to punish another country) · ru штрафной тариф (tariff intended to punish another country) · pt tarifa punitiva (tariff intended to punish another country) · ka სადამსჯელო ტარიფი (tariff intended to punish another country) · cmn 惩罚性关税 (tariff intended to punish another country) · sv strafftull (tariff intended to punish another country) · fr droit de douane punitif (tariff intended to punish another country) · ja 報復関税 (tariff intended to punish another country) · cmn 懲罰性關稅 /惩罚性关税 (tariff intended to punish another country) · nl strafheffing (tariff intended to punish another country) · fi rangaistustulli (tariff intended to punish another country) · fr tarif punitif (tariff intended to punish another country) · ru карательный тариф (tariff intended to punish another country) · de Strafzoll (tariff intended to punish another country) · nl straftarief (tariff intended to punish another country) · it dazio punitivo (tariff intended to punish another country) · es arancel punitivo (tariff intended to punish another country)