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countertariff

countertariff noun: a tariff created in retaliation for another tariff.

Noun

countertariff (plural countertariffs)

  1. A tariff created in retaliation for another tariff.
    • But if this were not true, the bitterness and animosity generated throughout the world toward our people by the Tariff Act of 1929 has produced countertariff walls in every direction to accomplish the same thing.1936 January 29, Congressional Record January 03-29, 1936: Vol 80 Iss 1-75
    • Although Hildburghausen had asked for "a common or at least a uniformly organized countertariff", Bülow in his answer to Saxe-Hildburghausen gave a precise analysis of the advantages Prussia would receive if the enclaves should join her customs system.1973, Price, Arnold Hereward, The Evolution of the Zollverein

Verb

countertariff (third-person singular simple present countertariffs, present participle countertariffing, simple past and past participle countertariffed)

  1. To impose a countertariff.
    • Canada plans to quickly countertariff high-profile items such as coffee from Louisiana and bourbon from Kentucky, similar to how it responded in 2018 when Trump taxed steel and aluminum imports.2025 January 31, Josh Wingrove, Enda Curran and Maya Averbuch, “Trump barrels toward tariff showdown with top trade partners”, in The Spokesman-Review

Forms of countertariff

Noun
pluralcountertariffs
alternative formcounter-tariff
Verb
third-person singular presentcountertariffs
present participlecountertariffing
past participlecountertariffed
pastcountertariffed

Origin of countertariff

From counter- + tariff.

Questions about countertariff

What does countertariff mean?
Countertariff means a tariff created in retaliation for another tariff.
What part of speech is countertariff?
Countertariff can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of countertariff?
The plural of countertariff is countertariffs.

Words near countertariff in the dictionary

  1. countersyntactic
  2. countertactic
  3. countertactics
  4. countertallies
  5. countertally
  6. countertariff
  7. countertariffed
  8. countertariffing
  9. countertariffs
  10. countertaste
  11. countertastes

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